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
personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances
relation; connection; affinity
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
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 (minor penalty in judo)
fee; charge; rate; material
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
distant; remote; isolated
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
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 someone
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
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries