departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
somehow; for some reason (or other)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
form; shape; figure; visage
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
property; fortune; means; assets
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition