second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to scrape off; to plane off
amount of money; sum of money
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
company president; manager; director
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
river; stream; River; the ... river
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
along the river; riverside
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
factory; plant; mill; workshop
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
being dotted with; being scattered
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
please; somehow or other; one way or another
air conditioning and heating
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do