staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
deposit and withdrawal (of money); receiving and making payments
sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture
associate editor; deputy editor
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
expertise; special skills
please sit down; please have a seat
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
great writer; major writer
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
special lecturer; guest lecturer
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
songwriting (words and music)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools