serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
serious look (on one's face); straight face
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
proposal; motion; recommendation
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
don't worry; there's no need to worry
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
insight; power of observation
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
private; exclusive; secret