descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
private citizen; civilian
closing of a school; closed school
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
only recently; just of late
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
guess; speculation; supposition
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
license; permit; licence; certificate
one's way back; one's way home
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
popular name; common name; given name
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked