tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
key performer; last performer of the day
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
training (animals); breaking (animals)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
one's possessions; ownership
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness