town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to have an idea; to have a clue
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
point card; loyalty card; reward card
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
leaving a matter to chance
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
depending on; dependent on
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
frequency (of occurrence)
dual personality; split personality
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
dropout; quitter; deserter