falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
continuation; succession; series
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
originally; by nature; from the start
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
that; the matter in question
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to increase; to add to; to augment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
please (give me); please (do for me)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
urbanization; urbanisation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon