announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
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)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
election; selection; choice
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
two classes; double; two sets
they; those guys; those fellows
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue