episode; anecdote; vignette
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
first meeting; first interview with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to lose one's way; to get lost
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
supporting role (actor); minor role
interchange; international; interview; inter-
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
surname; family name; last name
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
sharp increase; sudden rise
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
how long; how much; to what extent
loser; defeated person; the defeated
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful