to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
several times; a few times
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
what proportion; what percentage
risk aversion; risk reduction
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
offense requiring a formal complaint in order to prosecute
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
courteous; decorous; polite
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
human kindness; human weakness
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to take (be in) charge of
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
tens of thousands of years
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
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)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar