stay of execution; suspended sentence
boastful speech; bragging
tedious; boring; being fed up with
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
riding together; riding with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
person of high rank or position
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
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)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
naked eye; the physical eye
container (e.g. shipping); skip
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)