practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
school festival; campus festival
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
association; union; guild
application; request; petition
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb