opposite; reverse; contrary
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
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)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(full) name; family name and given name
transactions; dealings; business
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
account book; register; ledger
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
registration; accession; register; entry; record
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)