thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
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)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
topic of discussion; agenda
business trip; official trip
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
good old; good old-fashioned
triangle; triangular shape
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
leopardess; female leopard
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia