hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
nightlife districts; drinking districts
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
company president; manager; director
touting; tout; barker; pander
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
way of solving (a problem); solution
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
absence due to illness; sick leave
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to say; to be pleased to say
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award