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)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
of course; certainly; naturally
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to unfold; to unroll; to open
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
happy memory; sweet memory
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related