older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
imperial court; royal court
preference; priority; precedence
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
international organization; international organisation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
explosion; rupture; break off
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to look away; to turn away
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
the way back; the way home; return trip
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like