isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to brave a danger; to take a risk
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
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 think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
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; fondness
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to bring up under one's personal care
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
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
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
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 (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
novel; original; new; innovative
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually