arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
free time; time at leisure
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to set (sun); to become dark
large number (of); many; majority
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
main festival; main day of a festival
one's own profits; one's own pockets
value; worth; virtue; blessing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
something or other; anything