18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
depiction; description; portrayal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
reading matter; reading material
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
concession; conciliation; compromise
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
look!; there!; here!; that is
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
vice; immorality; corruption
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
exemplar; model; example; pattern
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
influencing people by one's virtue
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama