instructor at a correctional facility (esp. juvenile detention centre)
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
admission ticket for an examination
entering school; school attendance
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
police cell; place of detention; jail
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
written oath; covenant; pledge
garden (esp. with trees); park
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
to begin some form of lifestyle
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
examination; investigation; prosecution
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
back off!; leave me alone!
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
coming and going; commuting
muddy water; red-light district
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
lately; recently; nowadays
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to congratulate; to celebrate