to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
approval or disapproval; admission or denial
de facto husband; common-law husband
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
travelling alone; solitary journey
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
cassette (tape); game cartridge
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
discipline; punishment; reprimand
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
house search (e.g. by the police)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
parliamentarian; member of a congress