drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
judgment paper; judgement paper
truth is stranger than fiction
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
to give permission to marry
official copy of the family register
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
burnable garbage; burnable waste
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
fruit knife; paring knife
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
District Public Prosecutor's Office
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
criminal nature; criminality