that day; the very same day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
opening ceremony (of the school term)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
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)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
scene; spectacle; sight; view
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
pupil; student; schoolchild
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding