thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
header (on a document, email, etc.)
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
wedding reception banquet
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
copy-and-paste; copypasta; block of text which is copied and pasted across the Internet
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
whereabout; about where; how much
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
older person with more life experience
discussion; debate; argument
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
random-access memory; RAM