juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
room key (e.g. at a hotel)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
number-withheld phone calls
erotic manga; pornographic manga
making a strange face; strange face
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
mountain stream; mountain torrent
wall clock; grandfather clock
female high-school student
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
sudden price jump; steep price rise
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to work without sleep or rest
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
answering machine; answerphone
impression; strong belief; conviction
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket