envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to give the stamp of approval
to be thrilled; to be excited
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
sports-minded; sports-oriented
way of talking; speaking style
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
close; intimate; on good terms
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
complete change; about-face
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory