arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
police officer; policeman; constable
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
17th day of the month; 17 days
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
prospects of a country; outlook for a country; national fate
hardships; privations; difficulties
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
sympathy; compassion; pity
waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
civilian and military man
way; course; the only way
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to make a vow; to take an oath
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
descendant; progeny; offspring
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
party; gang; company; squad
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
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)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly