to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
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)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
participants; participating athletes
setting up specially; special installation
aimlessly; without a goal
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
elder sister; older female friend
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
even if not; even without
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn