secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
natural disaster; cataclysm
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
very important person; super star; super big shot
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to take away; to carry away
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
disturbance; riot; mayhem
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
conference room; place of assembly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
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 quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
influence; clout; leverage
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed