bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
(arch.) trunk; (arch.) stem; shaft (of an arrow); handle
nuisance phone call; spam phone call
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
please share (this); please help spread; retweets welcome
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
responsibility for wording of an article
explicit statement (e.g. law); express provision
forcible obstruction of business; obstructing business by force
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
gag order; gag rule; gag law
utilization rate; capacity factor; utilization factor; coefficient of use
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
there's no smoke without fire
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
signature-collecting campaign
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
source of information; intelligence source; message source
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
low rating; bad reputation