recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
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)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
related to; in relation to
addition; appendix; note; supplement
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
action of making something; -ification
customary; conventional; usual
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
personification; impersonation; embodiment
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
appearance; air; mien; getup
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up