one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
absence; disregard; indifference
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
otherwise; or else; if not
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
heating; application of heat
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
funeral hall; ceremony site
10th day of the month; ten days
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test