cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
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)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination
match; game; bout; contest
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
all night long; all through the night
productive; constructive; meaningful
sweating easily; profuse sweater
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
in that way; like that; that way
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
B-movie; B-picture; B-film
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
to do the job; to do the business
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell