binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
passing through without stopping; passing by
metallic sound; metallic clank
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
longed-for; anxiously awaited
a long time ago; long ago
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
tournament; knockout competition
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
being left out; being ostracized
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
revised edition (of a publication); revision
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
pair; the two; both persons; both things