aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
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)
counter for chairs or seats
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
governor-general; governor; viceroy
Kobayashi Seizou (1877.10.1-1962.7.4)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
restoration; repair; mending
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to be exhausted; to be tired out
physical condition; state of health
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be touching; to be moving
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
one of these days; someday; one day
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)