height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
black and white; right and wrong
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)
avalanche of earth and rocks
taste; liking; preference
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
double; twice (as much); twofold
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decisive battle of brief duration
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
possible; likely; probable
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out