cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
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)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
other; another; over; more than; I; me
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
every year; yearly; annually
troupe; theatrical company
to employ; to hire; to charter
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
regular (periodic) examination
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
tendency; trend; inclination
past (exam) question collection
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
study; research; investigation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)