tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good-for-nothing; worthless
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
this is why; this means; it is the case that
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
must not; should not; do not
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
attractive body; nice-looking body
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively