by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
middle of the night; dead of night
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
another school; other schools
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
business; errand; nature of one's business
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to be excited; to be elated
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
experimental; provisional
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
soccer club (at a school); football club
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
addition; increase; Canada
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam