among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to palm off; to force a sale
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
signed book; autographed book
very popular; highly favoured
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
success; prosperity; boom
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to become an expert; to be master at
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency