August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
charcoal-grilled yakiniku
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
establishment (of a business); founding
several years; a few years
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
that; the matter in question
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
body and soul; mind and body
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period