germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
single-mother household; fatherless family
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
serious condition; critical condition
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
examination; investigation; prosecution
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to think too much; to be over-concerned
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
innocence; being not guilty
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
molester; groper; masher; pervert