horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
receiving; acceptance; reception
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)
resentment; indignation; anger
vertical stripes; striped fabric
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
theatre; theater; playhouse
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
drama; play; powerful drug
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to bring up under one's personal care
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
negative emotions; negative feelings
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
novel; original; new; innovative
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree