inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
preliminary investigation; preparation
to lead someone around by the nose
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
wedded life; married life
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
in session; in progress; under way; open
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
very important person; VIP
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
person in the wrong; malfeasant
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to think of; to come up with
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail