oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to add (to); to add on; to append
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
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)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
more than usual (usu. time)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
man; male; masculine gender
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
in case of; at that time; at this time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent