majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
training range; training grounds; training area
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be full of pride; to be boastful
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to snap; to break (under pressure)
form; method; system; formula
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
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)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
corpulence; fatness; obesity
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies