unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to manage something successfully; to be successful
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
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 entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
number of votes polled; poll votes
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
recommendation (by others)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to finish reading; to read through
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
selection; choice; option
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter