competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
income; receipts; revenue
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
living by oneself; living alone
trip abroad; overseas travel
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
in this way; thus; such; uh...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
study; diligence; discount; reduction
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto