to count backward to mark the start of an event
イベントの開始を示すために逆算してカウントする (ibento no kaishi wo shimesu tame ni gyakusanshite kaunto suru)
"Everyone counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve."
"みんなが新年の前夜にカウントダウンをして、真夜中を迎えました。" (Minna ga shin'nen no zen'ya ni kaunto daun wo shite, mayonaka wo mukaemashita.)
to win or succeed over others
to form an alliance between parties or groups for political...
to reduce the amount of something you use or do
to suddenly start laughing
to go beyond national boundaries or differences
to publicly support fairness or equality
