to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
successor; replacement; second wife
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to have one's horizons broadened
how others look at you; what others think about you
vocational school; technical school
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to subsist; to keep on living
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions