ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
secret menu; secret menu item
direct mail; direct message
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
elopement; running away with a lover
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
charging (electrically); electrification
promotion; advancement; rising in rank