hundred-yen store; 100 yen store
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
non-caffeinated; decaffeinated
zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis); fan-tailed warbler
feces; excrement; number two
without missing (a day of) work
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
cold noodles (in Korean style); chilled Chinese noodles; cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
covering used to wrap a baby
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
new residential area; new residential development
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad