level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
all (there is); as long as there is
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
paints; painting material
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
picture for coloring in (colouring)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
right under; directly below
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to encamp; to take up positions
action of making something; -ification
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to run about trying to escape
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
furnishings; implements; equipment
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
living environment; habitat
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
first meeting; first interview with
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
late at night; small hours of the morning
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine