voyage; passage; travelling
shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer
to wash again; to reconsider
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
plastic container (e.g. gas can, water can or similar)
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
to cut; to slit; to cut open
outside telephone line; outer circle
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
repentance; confession; penitence
fax; facsimile; fax machine
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
material witness; suspect
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
administrator; director; commissioner