stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to boil strongly; to be excited
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that is to say; so that means
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
willpower; energy; vitality
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
materials; data; document
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
tradition; legend; folklore