party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to join forces; to cooperate
presenting one's positive qualities (esp. to a company as a part of its hiring process); selling one's strengths
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
marking; grading; scoring
horsehair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii); hairy crab
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
waste; uselessness; redundance
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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)
person proud of their voice; amateur singing contest
to take on a role; to take part
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
trademark gag; trademark routine
musical composition; tune
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
composition (of music); setting; writing music
late-night show; midnight broadcast
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
senior advisor; chief advisor
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
estimate (of costs); budget
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable