to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly
university student; college student
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to entrust; to leave to a person
as you see; as you can see
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Cheki; brand of small instant cameras made by Fujifilm; check it out; take a look
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light music; popular music
association of like-minded people
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
from the viewpoint of; according to
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission