Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
flight; escape; running away; flying high
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
two persons; two people; pair; couple
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
storyboard (film, television); design for a series of movie scenes
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine