perfect; complete; flawless
such; like that; that sort of
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
early on; earlier on; from early
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
that is to say; so that means
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
real estate agent; realtor
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit