business discussion; negotiation
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
decision; settlement; definition
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
real hair; one's own hair
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to discuss; to talk together
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to