permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
prefectural assembly member
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
sincerity; true heart; devotion
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
Sachertorte (chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
four (long cylindrical things)
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit