pride; boast; credit (to)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
present (brought by a visitor); gift
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to open (one's eyes) wide
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
several times; a few times
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
order; sequence; procedure
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
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)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
one's physical safety; personal security
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be greenish; to be tinged green
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
just past noon; afternoon