boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes; hiding one's true feelings; person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
overline; overscore; overbar
nursing care level (between 1 and 5 based on assessment of care requirements)
amount of a pension payment; annuity
falling below par (value); loss of principal
black-market lending; illegal loan
self-inflicted injury, loss, etc.
Japanese Bankers Association
blood alcohol concentration; BAC
formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer
forcible sexual intercourse; rape
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
Yuzuru Hanyu (1994.12.7-), Japanese figure skater
toughening the law; making the law stricter
travel history; record of travel; experience of travel
village garbage collection point
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
certification of official registration of a seal
Tokuji era (1306.12.14-1308.10.9)
claim check; baggage check; luggage check; deposit receipt
mobile phone operator; mobile network carrier; cellular company
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency