scheming; malicious; wicked; blackhearted
pornographic manga aimed at women
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
predicament; one's ground; one's position
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
child consultation center; children's welfare center
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
zest for living; energy to live
closing of a school; closed school
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
next year; next fiscal year
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
capable of anything; liable to do
relation; relative; kind; cordial
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed