unreasonably strict school rules
compulsory school attendance
independent lawyer; lawyer with their own practice
workers' credit union; labour credit association
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
finder (of lost property)
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
finder (of lost property)
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
alternative school; free school
overwork; working too hard
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
discount price; special offer price
written request; written demand
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
lost article; lost property
school affairs; religious affairs
sound of something falling
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
curfew; lockdown; grounding
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)