subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
match declared drawn due to injury
in low spirits; dejected; sad
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
present; gift; to give a present or gift
this is why; this means; it is the case that
summer vacation; summer holiday
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
rather; sooner; preferably
participation; joining; entry; adherence
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
study group; study meeting
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
another day; some other day
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cake served with tea; teacake
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
study; diligence; discount; reduction
amount of sugar; sugar content
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
residence; housing; residential building
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate