to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
failing mark; failing grade
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
new student; freshman; first-year student
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
highball; whisky and soda
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
half-up, half-down hairstyle
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry