enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
no-good woman; (female) loser
morning soap opera; morning television serial
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
parking on the streets; on-street parking
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
business office; place of business
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to get back together (with a former partner)
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
official divorce registration papers
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
complete recovery; healing
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
your company; your shrine
job hunting; job searching
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leather shoes; leather boots
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to have the privilege of doing
simply; merely; only; solely
treatment; service; handling; management