(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual singing contest between famous male and female singers on New Year's Eve; sponsored and broadcast by NHK
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
participants; participating athletes
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
how much; how many; to what extent
society; the world; the times
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
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.)
business; trade; operations; sales
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
company president; manager; director
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)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least