Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
goodness; excellence; virtue
plural; multiple; several
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
shady; underhanded; questionable
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
in the end; at the end of the day
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
biological parent; real parent
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
in a little while; in a bit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else