to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
in comparison to; rather than
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prefectural meeting hall; civic center; community hall
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
age range; age-group; age bracket
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
earnings from a part-time job
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
duty; obligation; responsibility
inheritance; succession to property
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance