children's shelter; shelter for abused and neglected children
rehabilitation; social readjustment; aftercare; parole
special-event club (esp. at university)
written statement; statement of facts
picking up trash; collecting garbage
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
alternative school; free school
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to work hard; to make an effort
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
meeting hall; assembly hall
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)