Shinkansen electrics and track inspection train
employment scene; employment situation; job market; job situation
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)
plant having four leaves on one stalk
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
kindergarten entrance ceremony
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
receiving payments (pension, ration)
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
assembling a criminal case
to develop into a serious incident
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
District Public Prosecutor's Office
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position