Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
globalization; globalisation
periodontal disease; gum disease
irregular employment; atypical employment
PR brochure; public relations magazine
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
give-and-take; give and take
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
single-mother household; fatherless family
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
night stall; night shop; night fair
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal