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)
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bento; Japanese box lunch
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
headquarters; head office; main office
cosmetics; toilet articles
first meeting; first interview with
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to fall ill; to be taken ill