audience; spectator; spectators
stairs; stairway; staircase
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
festival; feast; carnival
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
fair and square; open and aboveboard
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
due form; official; formality
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
a few years ago; some years back
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to rise; to erect; to get up