highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in one's own way or style
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
wherein; therein; thereinto
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to move forward; to move on
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
long time; long interval; for quite some time
only; merely; but; no more than
monetary offering; offertory
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)