setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
of no interest; not interested
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
successively; one after another
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
program (e.g. TV); programme
popular (hit) program (programme)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
long ago; already; a long time ago
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
periodic; regular; routine
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike