reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
every evening; night after night
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
arbitration; intercession; mediation
weird; disgusting; sickening
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
talking while standing; standing around talking
bored; having nothing to do; idle
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
depression; recession; slump
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside