hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
underground world; underground society
middle class; bourgeoisie
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
brand items; brand-name goods
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
near-miss; just missing (each other)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
perfect; complete; flawless
financial world; business circles
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
stupid girl; stupid woman
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
donation; contribution; endowment
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)