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
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
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
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
lately; recently; nowadays
inspection; examination; check
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
anonymity; using an assumed name