main; principal; chief; primary; major
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to turn completely into; to become completely
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
heading; headline; index; headword
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
related article; related story
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
change of occupation; career change
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
decrease; reduction; decline
telephone call; telephone (device)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice