company information session
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
to look young; to seem young
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
best position (for doing something); best vantage point
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
elder sister; effeminate man
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
surname; family name; last name
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
naivete; simplicity; innocence
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
sweating easily; profuse sweater
to carry around; to carry on one's person
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
not yet known; unknown; strange