bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
female high-school student
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
female friend; woman friend
mental; spiritual; emotional
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
preparation; provision; guarding
perfect; complete; flawless
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
unevenly cropped (hair); badly cropped
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
regular customer; valued client
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy