tax inspection division; tax inspector; tax dick; tax inspection
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
political organization; political organisation
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
to make a sale of government property
to close down a business; to shut a business
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
special investigation department
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
encouragement; urging; spurring on
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
annual function; annual event
to put out; to extinguish
omitted character; omitted letter
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
District Public Prosecutor's Office
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution