pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
how many people; a number of people
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
being too late; losing one's final chance
wasteful person; spendthrift
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
third day of the month; three days
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unless one ...; if one does not ...
leaving everything up to someone else
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)