economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hello; good day; good afternoon
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
another prefecture; other prefectures
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Everyone is safe (all right)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to accept; to receive; to agree
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
municipal hospital; public hospital
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
(dead) body; corpse; remains
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
transfer to a different hospital; hospital transfer
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to sit for an examination
the present term; the present session
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(social) class; rank; grade
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale