to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
anything and everything; just about everything
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
because of; owing to; due to
binge eating; stress eating
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
rather; better; instead; if anything
imitation crab meat; crab sticks
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
physical education; PE; gym (class)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
storehouse; warehouse; godown
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to join together; to combine; to join up
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge