slight intoxication; being tipsy
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to line up points in a speech
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
conquest; domination; mastery
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
breeding; raising; rearing
unveiling; debut; introduction
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
performer; entertainer; celebrity