truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
call; summons; convening; convocation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to get angry; to lose one's temper
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
identification papers; ID
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
organized crime group; yakuza group; police unit handling organized crime groups
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
nine times; twisting around many times
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to peddle (goods); to hawk
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to frolic about; to mess around
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming