New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
nowadays; in this day and age
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
exercise machine; strength training machine; gym equipment (machine)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to overflow from something full
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to be exhausted; to be worn out
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
comparatively high; fairly expensive
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
window-gazing; window-shopping
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
the whole week; all the week
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect