participation; joining; entry; adherence
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
that's true; of course; obviously
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
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)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
name; given name; first name
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
foreign; abroad; overseas
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention