estimate (of costs); budget
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
out-of-school; off-campus
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to