to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
process document; procedure manual
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
sorting of documents; filing documents
title; index; heading; headline; caption
coloured paper; colored paper
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
putting one's courage to the test
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
four-digit number; thousands column
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
crew member; crewman; crew
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)