to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
pregnancy; conception; gestation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
scene; spectacle; sight; view
by means of; due to; because of; according to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to pass (of time); to elapse
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
man; male; masculine gender
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
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)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
birth; creation; formation
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
under repair; out of service
in accordance with plans; just as planned
after the end (of something); post-
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
photography; taking photographs
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange