generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
prayer (for something); supplication
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
marriage ceremony; wedding
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
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)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
actor; actress; player; performer
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work