early on; earlier on; from early
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
that is to say; so that means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
tension; mental strain; nervousness
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
reconciliation; make peace with
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
real estate agent; realtor
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
this and that; one thing or another
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border