scene; spectacle; sight; view
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
platform; home; home base; home plate
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
bento; Japanese box lunch
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
running out of energy; running out of strength
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash