nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
last week; the week before
specialization; specialisation
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
thin man with well-defined musculature
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
urban area; urban district
elevation; height above sea level
directly under; falling perpendicularly
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
big fan (of something or someone); great fan