Shunpuutei Shouta (1959.12.9-)
breath test; breathalyzer test
vote-catching; vote-getting; fishing for votes
riverside; edge of a river
I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you
(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
term of guarantee; warranty period
beginning of the (fiscal) year
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
two out; two down (and one to go)
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
office supplies; stationery
teacher employment examination
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
discrimination against women; sexism
prefectural government; prefectural administration
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
prefectural assembly member
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
there is no leisure for the poor
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller