service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
irrational (line of) argument
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
the ways of the world; human nature
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
business rival; professional jealousy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid