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)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
you (plural); all of you; you all
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to become pale; to turn pale
reading aloud; recitation
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
pronunciation; production of sound
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
due form; official; formality
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
right in the center (centre)
very likely; very probable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
small number; few; minority
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain