failing mark; failing grade
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
for use of customers or guests
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to tower over the surroundings
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
standing close together; bristling (with)
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
marking; grading; scoring
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
by today; before the day is over
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to fall off; to tumble down
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk