Tamagotchi (handheld digital pet) (trademark)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
weak child; frail child; gangly child
value judgement; value judgment
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
one difficulty; one danger
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
make no progress; remain unsettled
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to die; to ascend to heaven
official divorce registration papers
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
nutritional value; food value
a little; a bit; slightly