injection scar (e.g. injected drugs)
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
local news section; the city desk
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
traffic division (of a police department)
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
enlightenment; great wisdom
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
retention; maintenance; preservation
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member