Johnny Kitagawa (23.10.1931-09.07.2019; founder and president of Johnny & Associates)
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
variant of bank-transfer fraud
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
conclusion of trial (hearing)
designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
fitness club; gym; health spa
dissemination; spreading of information
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
surname; family name; last name
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
community-based; local-based
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
black terracotta; black soil
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
interchange; international; inter-