single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be silent; to say nothing
about; on; regarding; per; for every
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
morning; forenoon; just before noon
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside