antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
Kanjani Eight, Japanese pop group; Kansai Johnny's junior
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
setting a bad example to others
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
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)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
and; AND (Boolean operator)