student in a lower grade; underclassman
blank period; window period; interregnum
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
prompt payment or delivery
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
exhibition hall (room, area)
customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
this company; this firm; this shrine
practicality; utility; usefulness
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
old friend; old acquaintance
transfer; assignment; conveyance
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
compensation payment (for co-operating e.g. with a voluntary government scheme)
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
genuine article; real thing; real deal
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player