nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
again; once more; a second time
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
please; somehow or other; one way or another
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
black and white; right and wrong
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)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
avalanche of earth and rocks
taste; liking; preference
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
double; twice (as much); twofold
difference; variation; difference
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically