circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
illegal; illicit; unlawful
than; other than; except; but
easy to read; legible; clear
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
cannot be helped; unavoidable
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
lightly; easily; carelessly
friend's house; home of a friend
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
main cause; primary factor
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
to capture; to seize; to plunder
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
advance payment; money paid in advance