call; summons; convening; convocation
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
total hours spent working
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
license; licence; permission; driver's license
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to bury; to embed; to implant
without sparing time for sleep
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
additionally; in addition
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
arrest; apprehension; capture
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
patent; special permission; license; licence
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative