affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
question and answer session
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
university (college) professor
to escape death; to be saved from death
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
insurance payout; insurance money
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
Niigata (city, prefecture)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
second month of the lunar calendar
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
this and that; one thing or another