detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
intention; idea; inclination; wish
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
unit; (musical) group; band
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to join forces; to cooperate
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
marking; grading; scoring
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
to be all out; to exhaust
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
waste; uselessness; redundance
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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)
singing contest; person proud of their voice
to take on a role; to take part
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
trademark gag; trademark routine
musical composition; tune
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
composition; setting (of music)