(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
fourth day of the month; four days
close; intimate; on good terms
online dating app; match-making app
selection; choice; option
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
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)
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rather; better; instead; if anything
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
oilily; slimily; slipperily
how long; how much; to what extent
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see