unprecedented; never seen before
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Eve; December 31
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
third stage; three stages
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
illumination; decorative lighting
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to say; to be pleased to say
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
such; this sort of; like this
irrational (line of) argument
tedious; boring; being fed up with
seventh day of the month; seven days