prohibition; inhibition; ban
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
year on year; on the previous year
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
complete change; about-face
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
avocado (Persea americana)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to make merry; to be festive
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
history of one's love affairs
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
many; numerous; various; large number of
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)