hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(social) class; rank; grade
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
bento; Japanese box lunch
to head home; to leave for home
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
everything; anything; nothing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
to intervene; to stop (something)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to thrust before; to thrust at
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
outsider; someone outside of a group
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hostility; animosity; enmity