residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
sharp increase; sudden rise
unprofitable business operation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
at a stroke; with a single swoop
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
change; transformation; inversion
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
political measures; policy
good result; good outcome
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
highest price; price ceiling
first time; first; initial
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to be intimate with; to befriend
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
consumer revolution; consumption revolution
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion