superstition; superstitious belief
circulation (of the blood)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tentative plan; draft plan
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
making efficient; optimization
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
distrust; unjust suspicion
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
cut; reduction; curtailment
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
overconfident; presumptuous
study group; study meeting
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
studying very hard; studying like mad
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower