interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
reality; actuality; hard fact
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
application; request; petition
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
much less; to say nothing of
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!