card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
every year; yearly; annually
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
modesty; humility; being humble
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
round; spherical; circular
beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
split; division; break up
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to get drunk; to become tipsy
second marriage; remarriage
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
if you think about it; come to think of it
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
school district; school area
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around