not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
all-star game; all-star cast
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
room to let; room for rent
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
self-introduction (of a character)
carving; engraving; sculpture
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
detour; circuitous route; diversion
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future