hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
not caring; not giving a damn
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