to fall flat; to fall face down
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
long time; long interval; for quite some time
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to fly around; to scatter
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
rising; ascending; climbing
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
many; much; plenty; hardly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to tighten; to press hard
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
fever (state of excitement)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
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)