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)
continuation; succession; series
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to have a reason; to have an excuse
clearing one's throat; cough
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
business world; business circles; (the) industry
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)