takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
suits for gentlemen; menswear
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
moaning; muttering; complaining
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
section manager; section chief
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to break the silence; to break one's silence
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
one cause; one reason; one factor
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
exemption; exoneration; discharge
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)