to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
line; queue; procession; matrix
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
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
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
way (of doing); manner; method; means
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
village; hamlet; countryside; country
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
home area; home town; local
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
evening cool; cool of the evening
to head towards; to direct one's steps to