pink Lolita (fashion style)
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
elastic; elastic band; insulating tape; rubberized tape; rubberised tape
color tag (children's game)
rotating warning light similar to the one on a patrol car
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
audio system; audio equipment
to finger; to tamper (with)
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide
fried food wrapped in nori
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
battle for Christmas sales
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (job, concert, play, etc.); celebration party
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
(baggage) checking; temporary custody
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
chest measurement; bust measurement
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
fine-meshed bamboo basket