to demand money; to pester; to extort
direct selling; sales direct to customers
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
one meal; one meal (a day)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
ability to attract customers
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to look away; to turn away
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
no way to do; nothing can be done
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
how can (one) do something
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
apartment building; housing complex
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion