satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
particularly; only; in the case of
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to gather; to collect; to assemble
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to pick up; to find; to gather
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
sick person; patient; invalid
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
how many years; how long; what year
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
second (unit of time); arc second
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to fall ill; to be taken ill
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission