New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
after staying up all night
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
university of arts; arts college
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
estimate (of costs); budget
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
historical play; period drama
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
being the only loser; losing by oneself
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
this place; where one comes from; here
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard