universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to subsist; to keep on living
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
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)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
relation; connection; relevance
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
ward office; council (regional)
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods