having just a few drinks (and a quick snack) at a bar, etc.
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
underground lake; subterranean lake
island in a pond or river
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
front kick (esp. martial arts)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
counsel; defender; advocate
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler