disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
mail; postal matter; postal item
personal delivery; handing over in person
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
without cause; without reason
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
old bones; aged body; advanced age
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to paint over (something); to paint out
rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; rationalization
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)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health
like a decent person; human
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
matter of concern; matter of interest
sudden death; unexpected death
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited