counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
de facto husband; common-law husband
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
exceptional item; extraordinary product
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
Orion (constellation); the Hunter
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
sobriety; soberness; sober face
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
head; brains; intelligence
about when; about what time; how soon
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter