fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
Public Prosecutor's Office
releasing on parole; conditional release
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to claim victims; to leave casualties
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
sunlight; rays of the Sun
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
stabbing to death; putting out
beloved child; dear child
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
neglecting; leaving alone
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables