washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
sweet voice; seductive voice
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
battlefield; battleground
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
long ago; previous; of a former age
decorative lights; illumination
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
cold storage; refrigeration
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
simultaneous; all at once
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
shopping; purchased goods
living together; coexistence
the West; the Occident; Western countries
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to quicken one's pace (steps)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
health; healthy; sound; fit
nothing but; except; no more than
menu; schedule; program; menu
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
(religious) faith; belief; creed