double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
romantic film; love movie
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
hotcake; (American) pancake
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
supporting role (actor); minor role
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
compilation; editing; recording
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer