fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
somehow; for some reason or other
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
listed company (on a stock exchange)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
self-development; self-enlightenment
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
modesty; humility; being humble
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
rare (or peculiar) animal
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally