hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)
automated external defibrillator; AED
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
operator; manager; administrator
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
restoration; return to health
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
picture for coloring in (colouring)
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
schoolchild; pupil; after-school childcare