type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
prefectural government; prefectural administration
prefectural assembly member
plaster or mortar-covered wall
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
donation; contribution; offering
successor; replacement; second wife
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to come back; to bloom a second time
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
stepwise; one step at a time
free time; time at leisure
soccer club (at a school); football club