to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
batard (type of French bread)
made-to-order; custom-made
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
job hunting; job searching
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
packing something in a bag; bagging
absolute basics; very rudiments
to take a veneer off something
foreign capital group; foreign company
sampling a drink; tasting
no-good man; (male) loser
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
something; something or other; something something
hope; white hope; person of promise
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
regular customer; valued client
try; attempt; try (rugby)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
answering machine; answer phone
(death from) starvation; starving to death
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
toast; congratulatory cup