society; the world; the times
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
accurate; correct; precise; exact
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bad example; bad precedent
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
reopening after renovation
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to boost; to force up; to push up
to cut corners; to be shoddy
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
occasional; infrequent; rare
to have meaning; to be meaningful
young person; youth; young
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious