system; institution; organization; organisation
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to stiffen; to become stiff
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
comfort; consolation; diversion
indulging in every possible luxury
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
possession; retention; maintenance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
news; word; tidings; omen
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
clicking; clopping; clacking
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
failing mark (e.g. in exam)