stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
showcase; display case; vitrine
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
elementary and middle schools
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
melon seed; oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman); face shaped like a melon seed
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
contemporary novel; modern novel
24th day of the month; 24 days
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
calamity; disaster; misfortune
folding into four; quarto
brown; light brown; tawny
daily publication; daily issue
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
university entrance examination
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
provisional admission; waitlisted acceptance; conditional acceptance
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
covered with; stained; smeared
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun