tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
positive thinking; optimism
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
all you want; as much as one wants
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
rolling (of a ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out