drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
help wanted advertisements
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
interview (e.g. for a job)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to annoy; to cause trouble
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
without permission; without notice
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
beautiful face; good looks; beauty