economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
large amount of money; great cost
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
ten; 10; ten years of age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket