orphan; person without friends
loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
burnable garbage; burnable waste
home builder (esp. large nationwide company)
interior furnishings shop
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
street-level store; shop facing the street
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
kindergarten graduation ceremony
daily wages; payment by the day
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
service center; call center
to get going; to start off
real estate agent; realtor
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
referral fee; introduction fee