woman who works in the sex industry
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be worried; to be troubled
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
going home from work; on the way home from work
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
jealousy; roasted rice cake
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
madness; craziness; insanity
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)