quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
royalty (payment); loyalty
topcoat; light overcoat for use in spring and autumn
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
sickness bag; sick bag; vomit bag; motion sickness bag
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
indicates failure, regret, etc.
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
rikka; formal style of ikebana
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
attendance (at a meeting)
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
Carretier; Cartier; Cartier
give-and-take; give and take
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
worried look; worried expression
to sit silently at a meeting
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
private office; private practice