to extort; to shake down (for money)
The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo
Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
more than anything (else)
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
please (give me); please (do for me)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to take a veneer off something
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
fund-raising; collection of funds
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
school district; school area
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
impossible to do (although wants to)
Christmas Eve; holy night
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate