disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
woman who is popular with men
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to pull one's hair back into a bun
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of