leaving everything up to someone else
The Andes; Andes Mountains
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
pickled vegetables; pickles
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
bribe; money under the table
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
such; like that; in that way
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
gambling den; gambling house
insurance payout; insurance money
archipelago; group of islands
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to switch off; to turn off
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)