number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
everything; anything; nothing
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
New Year's Week (festivities)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
time; hour; period; class
high window; clerestory window
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams