depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
country of origin; country of manufacture
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
specialized; specialised; boutique
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
youthful; young; young-looking
desperation; struggle to the death
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
match declared drawn due to injury
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
middle period; medium-term
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to give off a stench; to stink