foreign capital group; foreign company
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
business trip; official trip
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
very much; exceedingly; extremely
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
aluminium can; aluminum can
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
shady; underhanded; questionable
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
digital watch; digital clock
year 2000 problem; Y2K bug
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
to boil strongly; to be excited
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
clanging; empty; deserted