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
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
sales; selling; marketing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
don't you think?; indicates question
factory; plant; mill; workshop
shipping; shipment; forwarding
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
store interior; inside of a shop
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cooking; food preparation
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to