splitting the cost; Dutch treat
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
repechage; revival series
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
government office; public office
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
unfairness; injustice; partiality
equal rights among men and women
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
all over; all over the place; everywhere
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
falsely similar; counterfeit
what time; (lit.) which hour
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
counter for choices, options, etc.
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
failure; mistake; blunder
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off