entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to collect; to assemble; to gather
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
even if; even though; however; no matter how
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
opinion; point of view; visual point
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
I see; that's right; indeed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone