band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
true state; actual condition; reality
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
throng; gathering of people
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
food expenses; cost of one's board
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
(economic) depression; recession; slump
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
one's post; place of work; workplace
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together