punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to talk (a person) down; to confute
that kind; competition; match
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
back side; back end; posterior; rear
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to get distracted; to jump off the track
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to find fault with; to question
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
belligerence; fighting spirit
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar