atrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; merciless
how; in what way; in what manner
basic resident register; basic register of residents
ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
private junior high school
solidarity; joint; collective
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
home gardening (esp. food); home growing
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
strange tale; curious report; strange report
the same place; that place
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
Internet service provider; ISP
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
amusement parlour game which uses tokens (parlor)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)