public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
jostle; struggle; scuffle
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
Stimulants Control Law (1951)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
during imprisonment; while in jail
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
bad behavior; misbehavior
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
source (of supply); channel
habitual offender; addict
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability