odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
blank column; blank space
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
later on; eventually; afterwards
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to look after (often medically); to take care of
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
very good luck; excellent fortune
one's post; place of work; workplace
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
whatever the case; under any circumstances
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
shock therapy; shock treatment
superficial; half-hearted; shallow