defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
routine work; everyday work
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to win and advance to the next round
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
legend; folklore; tradition
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
contest; comparison; competition
to put up (a notice); to post
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to breathe in and breathe out
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
during; for the duration of
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
stature; build; height; size; physique
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to move forward; to move on
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member