state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
script; libretto; scenario
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
so what!; who gives a damn?
supporting role (actor); minor role
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
women's language; word used by women
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
highlighter; highlighter pen
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
late at night; at a late hour
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent