home environment; family environment
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
corporate drone; corporate slave
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
(legally) incorporated educational institution
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
closing time; lockup; curfew
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
headache inducing; vexing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
several types; several kinds; several species
increase (in an amount of money)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
how should I know?; don't ask me
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
January; first month of the lunar calendar
half-term; half-time; half period
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
severe; strict; tough; hard
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself