draining a pond, lake or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.); cleaning a well
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
one grade; first-class; primary
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
nominal; in name only; titular
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
next year; next fiscal year
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
several weeks; a few weeks
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
fish with a human-looking face
fiction; fabrication; concoction
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
reflector board; board reflector; reflector panel; bounce board
single-lens reflex camera
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
one by one; in detail; minutely