time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
many people; a large number of people
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
role; part; job; assignment
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
finishing blow; coup de grâce
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
sense of loss; feeling of loss
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be used up (of money, savings, etc.); to dwindle away; to be wasted (of time)
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
arrest; apprehension; capture
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together