entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
common people; ordinary people; masses
omniscient point of view (in narration)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
second (unit of time); arc second
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to attack; to assault; to assail
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
scenery; scene; landscape
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
technology; technique; technical
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
female high-school student
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bygones; the past; past event
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
force (bulldoze) one's way through
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
order (to an employee from management)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there