petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal
retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
slip (of paper); tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
secret menu; secret menu item
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
duty room; staff room; waiting room
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
senility; dotage; decrepitude
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
during imprisonment; while in jail
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
settlement; payment of account
criminal nature; criminality
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
item; commodity; list of articles
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at