police officer; policeman; constable
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
fishnet stockings (tights)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
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)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
ancient Shinto music and dancing
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
singing and dancing; song and dance
there being no use in arguing (about it)
refinement; elegance; grace
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to slap; to strike; to spank
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
as everyone knows; needless to point out
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
front camera (smartphone, tablet, etc.)