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)
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
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to thrust before; to thrust at
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
man of the future; Homo futurus
in one's own way or style
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
woman who works in the sex industry
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
murder; homicide; manslaughter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
very young; little; childish; immature
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
upper half of the body; upper body
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by