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)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
palm heel; heel of the palm
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
observation; survey; watching
a short while ago; already
edict; ordinance; proclamation
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to count; to include in the number
show; exhibition; spectacle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
beyond human understanding
original intention; initial resolution
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
elementary particle; particle
combination; union; binding; bond
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
be (that) as it may; having said that
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
under control (e.g. of territory)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive