male-dominated society; patriarchal society
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
urbanization; urbanisation
promotional video; music video; page view
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
young and energetic; up-and-coming
chasing after women; womanizing
hope; white hope; person of promise
age thirty; one's thirties
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
every evening; every night
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
just managing; with great difficulty
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
arrangement; pact; agreement
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time