falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
relation; connection; affinity
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
contract; compact; agreement
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
pair; two kinds; two ways
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to take (be in) charge of
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
fee; charge; rate; material
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
distant; remote; isolated
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
income; receipts; revenue
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to live; to make a living; to get on with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign