to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
massing (of troops); gathering
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in the open; the open air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to appear all together; to be all present
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
many; numerous; various; large number of
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to underrate; to make light of
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
drawing board; drafting board
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
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)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly