heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
moment; brief space of time
interruption; suspension; break
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to open (one's eyes) wide
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to bury; to embed; to implant
witnessing; observing; sighting
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
interference; intervention; meddling
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
older sister; lass; young lady
very young; little; childish; immature
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
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)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
ten-year-old; ten year old
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
next term; next period; next version; next release