lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to work hard at one's lessons
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.)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
endurance; perseverance; patience
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
review; reconsideration; revision
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
according to plan; as planned; on target
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
capital; funds; seed money; asset