nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
referral fee; introduction fee
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
great depth; bottomless; great height
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
good bye; I'm off; see you later
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
road approaching a shrine
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture