upcycling; creative reuse
second coming (of a fad, trend); revival boom
fashionable color; fashionable colour
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
contrived; false-sounding
Simmonds; Simmons; Simonds; Symonds; Symons
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
staff identity card; employee ID card
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
taking part (in planning); participation
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
suffix for train car numbers
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work