advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
long ago; a long time ago; already
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
considerably; greatly; a lot
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
lecture attendance; auditing
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch