carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone; cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone
person in need; person facing economic hardship
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Kyoto, Osaka and Hokkaido); Tokyo and other prefectures
life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to feel blue; to feel depressed
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
regular employment; typical employment
futures; futures contract
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
the feeling between (new) lovers
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
after-sales service; warranty service
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
woman who works in the sex industry
nonprofit organization; Not-for-Profit Organization
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
official copy of the family register