program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
each; respectively; individually; separately
legend; folklore; tradition
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
this occasion; at this time; now
to congratulate; to celebrate
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
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)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
preparation; arrangements
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to step forward; to volunteer
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to kill by burning to death
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for