(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
rare; uncommon; not often seen
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to finish; to end; to close
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
report; notification; registration
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
change; alteration; modification
place; placing (a ball when taking relief); European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice