anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
of course; certainly; naturally
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
honorific/polite/humble prefix
celebration; auspicious occasion
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)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
expression; presentation; representation; notation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
adds force or indicates command
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
in that manner; like that
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement