lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
trial product; prototype model
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
experiential; empirical; experimental
ups and downs; up-and-down
main cause; primary factor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
positive thinking; optimism
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to cease; to stop; to be over
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to put one's strength into
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
spray; mist (not meteorological)
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage