match (contest); to match with; to go well with
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
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)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
fall; drop; descent; coming down
even more; still more; further
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
loud sound; loud reverberation
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to complete decisively; to do to completion
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse