oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
senior high school; high school
summer vacation; summer holiday
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be needed; to be wanted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
common reed (Phragmites australis)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
although I say; although one might say; although called
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
pharmaceutical (drug) company
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
look!; there!; here!; that is
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
dorsiflexion; dorsal flexion