recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
small shot bar with an all-female staff
hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to get one's head around; to think about
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
not understanding; not knowing
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
how long; how far; how much