to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
in advance; beforehand; previously
celebration; congratulations
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
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)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to be muddy; to be slushy
never ceasing; never ending
that kind; competition; match
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
dressing oneself; personal grooming
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
another family; another house
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
free (of charge); gratuitous
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
settlement; conclusion; summary
living room (Western style); sitting room
strongish; somewhat strong
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
outsider; layman; amateur
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement