certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
and (also); both ... and; as well as
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
conference room; council room
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
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)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
origin; beginning; source
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image