arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
final game; final games; the finals
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to overflow from something full
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super