marking; grading; scoring
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
February; second month of the lunar calendar
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
going through; going via; going by way of
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)