magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to behave well (of a child)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
just one person; only one
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
separation; living separately; living apart
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter