opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
business world; business circles; (the) industry
failure; mistake; blunder
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
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)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
two (long cylindrical things)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
second day of the month; two days
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
endless; boundless; everlasting
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
scene; spectacle; sight; view
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)