economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
three-digit number; hundreds column
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to need; to call for; to require
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
sad to say; how sad; alas
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
how; in what way; in what manner
exclusive; attached to; specialist
attendance (at school); going to school
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
factorization; factorisation
junior high school student; middle school pupil
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
symbol; code; sign; notation
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning