voyage; passage; travelling
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
to rank next to; to come after
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
towering; astonishingly high
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
the big two...; two major...; two main...
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff