shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
column shape; cylinder; columnar
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
slight intoxication; being tipsy
judgment; judgement; discernment
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(another's) daughter; young lady
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp