petition; complaint; (legal) brief
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
absence from work without permission
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
literary world; literary circles
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
original author (of a work)
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
mourning (dead persons); memorial
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
company director; board member
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
answering machine; answer phone
all companies; each company
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
dry riverbed; river beach
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
eighth day of the month; eight days