motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
senior high school student
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
study; diligence; discount; reduction
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to lose sight of; to miss
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
finding employment; getting a job
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms