confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
intensive-care old people's home
social distance; social distancing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
room key (e.g. at a hotel)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
to feel depressed; to be down
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
interchange; international; inter-
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
various places; several sources
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere