small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
grip (of hand); grip strength
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
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)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
somewhat below; slightly below
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
to mix; to blend; to combine
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
no matter how much time passes
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
relation; connection; relevance
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
very loose; slowly; leisurely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abusive language; violent language; wild words