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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)

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golden combo; best duo

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made from paper

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saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

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bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor

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abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food

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salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

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wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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of all people

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

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uniformity; equality

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manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

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light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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charcoal; charred remains

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far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR

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heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

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egg-laying; spawning

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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black (colour, color)

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dress

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to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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snow field

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only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

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to overeat

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second (in a series)

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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hating; strongly disliking

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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seasoning of food

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minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

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freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

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otherwise; or else; if not

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smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

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first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

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tartar sauce; tartare sauce

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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