cram school; private tutoring school; juku
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to set (sun); to become dark
large number (of); many; majority
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
main festival; main day of a festival
one's own profits; one's own pockets
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
value; worth; virtue; blessing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
close; intimate; on good terms
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
something or other; anything
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
magistrate; shogunate administrator