layout map; block plan; layout plan
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
money (esp. dirty money); loot; hardtack; dough
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
alternative school; free school
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
after tax income; net income
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
living in a group; communal living; community life
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
clearing one's throat; cough
middle and high-school students
used article (esp. clothes)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
debt collection; debt collector
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
barbershop; barber shop; barber