success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
whistle (sound made with the lips)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
nice; good; well-executed
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
diss; dissing; disrespect
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
Japanese (people, language, style)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl