have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
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)
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
profiting while others fight
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be pleased with; to suit
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
such; this sort of; like this
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
very; extremely; excessively
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
low (level, value, price, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
prohibition; inhibition; ban
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop