hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
boobs; female breasts; hooters
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
just past noon; afternoon
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to refer to; to use as reference
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
study group; study meeting
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy