background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
state of mind; mentality; psychology
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
closing time; lockup; curfew
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
party given in recognition of a person's services
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
headlock (wrestling move)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear