main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
supplementary classes or lectures
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
Okayama (city, prefecture)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
over-fond parent; doting parent
talk about divorce or separation
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
effect; result; worth; use; avail
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
vacant house; unoccupied house
first-aid; emergency (aid)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to be a matter of life or death
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
government office; agency; board
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty