prostitute

will you marry me

A stock phrase in Japanese pop culture supposedly used by the wife in a newly-wed couple to invite her new husband to bed.

Kyūjitai form of 私生児 (“illegitimate child”)

a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is high, followed by an immediate downstep: the first syllable has high pitch and all subsequent syllables have low pitch

Clipping of 女子高校生 (joshi kōkōsei, “high-school girl”).

Kyūjitai form of 高血圧 (“high blood pressure; hypertension”)

penny wise and pound foolish; you get what you pay for

high definition (enhanced picture quality)

Clipping of 高品位テレビジョン (kōhin'i terebijon, “high-definition television”).