rehabilitation; social readjustment; aftercare; parole
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
to get going; to start off
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
to leave a dish half-eaten
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
written apology; written statement of regret
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
rehabilitation (in society)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
proposed site; site chosen
single-mother household; fatherless family
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
parent-child relationship
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association