Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
reading too much into things
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
SUV; sport utility vehicle
rise; improvement; uptrend
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
service industry; service sector
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
(free) sample; promotional gift
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
parting; separation; farewell
member of the Lower House
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
omitted character; omitted letter
rather; sooner; preferably
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
clearing one's throat; cough
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome