hard to reach place; remote place
old house; deserted house
trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil
binge shopping; shopping spree
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.)
sweating easily; profuse sweater
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
(separate) house; detached house
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
in the background; not standing out
as is usual with; in common with
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(written) application; application form
university graduate; having graduated from university
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
evening meal; dinner; supper
paid vacation; paid holiday
absence from work without permission
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome