to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
summer vacation; summer holiday
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to flare up; to fly into a rage
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
factory; plant; mill; workshop
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
it's been a long time; long time no see
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously