question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
enterprise; business; company; corporation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to spring at; to leap upon
defeating in an instant; instant kill
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly