pomade stick; stick pomade
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hard worker; hardworking person
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
very important person; VIP
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to go out and away; to leave
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
parliamentarian; member of a congress
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
age thirty; one's thirties
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
company director; board member
greeting; a fine thing to say
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in that manner; like that
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)