five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
Genovese (sauce); Genoan; Genoese; Genovese
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
what day?; what day of the week?
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony