making do; getting by (somehow); managing
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
middle and high-school students
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
remainder of the year; rest of the year
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
all-weather; weather-proof
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
schedule; program; calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
certain company; unnamed company
new book; new publication
CPU; central processing unit
4G; fourth generation (of wireless cellular technology)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo