lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
fast approach; quick intimacy
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)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
one-by-one; separately; in detail
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
finally; barely; only just; gradually
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
talk; dialogue; conversation
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the opposite sex; isomerism
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
ago; since; before; previous
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
un-; non-; negative prefix
freckles; buckwheat chaff
near oneself; close to one; familiar