is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that