writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
with these words; while saying
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
I see; that's right; indeed