evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
foreign; abroad; overseas
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
in that manner; like that
settlement; solution; resolution
I see; that's right; indeed
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
while; even though; despite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)