misrepresentation; misstatement
annual securities report; asset securities reports
Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
intensive-care old people's home
labor management; labour management
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
labor; labour; work; service
holding out a little longer
plant; enterprise place; office
out of one's line; out of one's field
(fish) biting at every cast
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
school expenses; education fund
office job; clerical work
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
full payment; liquidation
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
District Public Prosecutor's Office
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
hunting ground; hunting preserve
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality