to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
business; trade; operations; sales
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
had better ...; had better not ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
study of foreign languages; linguistics
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
neighbourhood; neighborhood
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
variety show (e.g. on TV)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
another time; some other time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
particularly; only; in the case of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
outward appearance; apparent
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)