manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles; mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.
very important person; VIP
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
working; being employed; being hired
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
believable; credible; trustworthy
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
mountain stream; mountain torrent
collective responsibility; joint liability
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
examination; investigation; prosecution