pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
that day; the very same day
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
English conversation; school for English conversation
handheld game console; portable game console
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
stealthily; secretly; in secret
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
very young; little; childish; immature
housewife demographic; housewives
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on