to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
correction; revision; amendment
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
financing company; credit firm
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
water's edge; beach; shore
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
way (of doing); manner; method; means
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better