small talk; gossip; spoken language; colloquial expression
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 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
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
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
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
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
and; thereupon; because of that
how others look at you; what others think about you
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
end of a match; end of a game
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success