Vocabulary

failure; defective article; dead loss; botch

publishing rights; publication right; right to publish

first appearance (of the season)

appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances

going to or leaving school

birthrate

voyeur; Peeping Tom

appearance of ears of grain

one's home; one's humble abode

poor work; humble reference to one's own work

poor skill

slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy

poor handwriting; humble reference to one's own handwriting

my manuscript

leaving one's office

leaving a court

retrogression; regression

expulsion (from school)

leaving the capital; leaving Tokyo

killing time; staving off boredom

leaving one's seat

dropping out of school; withdrawal from school

idling in one's training; backsliding; retrogression (to a lower level of religious practice)

hoarding; storing away (without using)

hoarded goods

former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree

(retirement) pension

prop; support

prop; support

tip

astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

slip-on shoes; sandals

construction at top speed

stab wound

replacement blade; spare blade

substitute land; substitute lot

upcoming program; upcoming programme

change of clothing; spare clothing

iron mine

iron scraps