(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
entry permission (to a country); landing permission; shore leave
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to push aside; to push one's way through
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
at once; immediately; right now
successor; replacement; second wife
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
purse; change purse; wallet
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stupid idiot; total moron
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)