junior high school student; middle school pupil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
serious; not joking; straight
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
birth; creation; formation
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity