direct import; direct importation
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
elder sister; effeminate man
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
home area; home town; local
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances