from afar; over a great distance; all the way
around the world; throughout the world
attraction; lure; invitation
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
woman; female; feminine gender
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sense of values; values; value system
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
modern person; people of today
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
throng; gathering of people
to finish; to end; to close
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's family (home) background (environment)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personification; impersonation; embodiment
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity