to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
although I say; although one might say; although called
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
root; joint; base; crotch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to recall; to remember; to recollect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; noon; broad daylight
to raise one's voice; to shout
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
student (esp. a university student)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony