Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
school record; scholastic performance
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
job hunting; job searching
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
homecoming; returning home
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
washing machine (laundry)
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
hot topic; talk of the town
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly