(penalty of) imprisonment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
pistol; handgun; revolver
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
foreign capital group; foreign company
enterprise; business; company; corporation
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
space (room, area, outer space)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
never mind!; don't worry about it
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it's been a long time; long time no see
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
sleeping pill; sleep medication
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
broken; intermittent; disconnected
though; notwithstanding; although
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love