bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to get strong; to gain strength
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
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)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
first shrine visit of the New Year
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
I see; that's right; indeed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)