(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
in succession; one by one
powerless; helpless; incompetent
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
southern part; the south (of a region)
appears to be; apparently
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
rice reaping; rice harvesting
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
consequence; outcome; result; blame
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
situation; developments; outcome
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
trust; confidence; credence
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that matter; those matters