fine weather; fair weather
hiding one's embarrassment
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
screening (a movie); showing
pretense; affectation; showiness
horror film; horror movie
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
old woman; joker (in old maid)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
popular spot; popular place; popular location
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
another; different; separate; discrete
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
take (e.g. in film-making)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
fraudulent claim of product origin
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period