ratio; proportion; percentage
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
new student; freshman; first-year student
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
good-natured; of good character
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
attendance; presence; appearance
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
company management; managing a company
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
safety zone; traffic island
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
number of copies; circulation
sword skills; swordsmanship
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
competing companies; rival companies