suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
summer festival; summer matsuri
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lottery; tombola; drawing
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
tulou (traditional rural dwelling in Fujian, China)
special quality, class or grade
travel voucher; travel coupon
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
area; region; district; locality
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton