small talk; gossip; spoken language; colloquial expression
chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented
basic overview; basic concept
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
compulsory subject; required subject
to throw into; to toss into
to put on a patronizing air
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
do-or-die game; crucial contest
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
trio; gang of three; threesome
(your) judgment; discernment
one breath; chug!; drink!
living by oneself; living alone
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card