rental video; video rental shop
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
membership card; membership certificate
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
official divorce registration papers
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug