xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
strange festival; odd festival
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
war photographer; combat cameraman
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
drawing ability; skill at art
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
test period; exam period; examination time
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
stay of execution; suspended sentence
irritation; annoyance; frustration
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry