stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
press release; announcement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
maid; helper; help; assistance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be worried; to be troubled
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in comparison to; rather than
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
an assortment; combination