voting; ballot; poll; vote
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
candidate (for an election)
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
established practice; custom
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
graduate student; postgraduate student
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
back row; last row; rearmost row
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
absence from work without permission
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
this and that; various things
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
age range; age-group; age bracket
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)