regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tourist information center; tourist information centre
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
district; section; sector
multicolumn layout; column setting
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
decrease; reduction; decline
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
job hunting; job searching
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
work experience; work history
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
best (highest) record; new record
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major