embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
one's house; one's home; one's family
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
split; division; break up
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
light; right; right field; right fielder
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to become clear; to be made public
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
single-mother household; fatherless family
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
close; intimate; on good terms
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that