was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sex worker (at a soapland)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Spain; Spanish (language)
persecution complex; paranoia
something like ...; something called ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
principle; theory; fundamental truth
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean