theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to keep an eye on; to take care of
ready-made; common-law (wife)
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
only recently; just of late
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
guardhouse; detention barracks
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
but; even so; still; that said
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
top recommendation; something highly recommended
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature