along; parallel to; in accordance with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
real thing; original; actual
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major); fish given to a tournament winner as congratulations
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to move forward; to move on
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one revolution; one rotation
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to watch over; to watch attentively
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done