candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
with a momentary flash of light
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
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)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to peel off and fall; to flake away
same text; same wording; same script; same language
to push down; to knock down
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
cooking; food preparation
exercise to help digestion
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation