loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus
prosperity; flourishing; success
snooze (delay function on alarm clock)
children's house; child welfare residential facility
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
needy circumstances; living in poverty
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
leaving everything to someone else
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
child consultation center; children's welfare center
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
ex post facto report; report after the event
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
ordinary person; untitled individual
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home