Christmas Eve; holy night
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
enumeration; citation; listing
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
bitter (taste); bitter (type of beer)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
21st day of the month; 21 days
I've got to be going; I must go
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something