ice resurfacing; resurfacing a skating rink
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
vacation rental (property)
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
aggravated breach of trust
supplier; provider; vendor
cryopreservation; freeze-preservation
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
estimation; rough calculation
germ cell; reproductive cell
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
boarding passes; boarding tickets
National Public Safety Commission
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
friction; discord; strife
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
required; needed; necessary
fellow pupil (apprentice)
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
to dash off; to write freely