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marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

1

Tokyo Bar Association

1

Mutsuko

9

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

1

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

1

pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

1

discount shop

1

petition for retrial; appeal for retrial

3

to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child

1

shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

1

out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

1

commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket

1

promiscuous woman; wanton girl

1

to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

1

Asagaya

7

Sawada

10

retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination

3

burglary; burglar; closet

1

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

flowers and trees; flowering trees

15

Supreme Court

1

property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)

1

matriculation fee

1

highball; whisky and soda

1

nursery school; nursery

1

he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

2

conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant

1

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

Sano

3

prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder

1

analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser

1

murder scene

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

incident resulting in injury

1

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

Hachiōji (city)

2

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

1

successor; replacement; second wife

1

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

1

the coming days

2

statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging

1

sunny place; in the sun

1

origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action

1

unsettled; pending; unresolved

1

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

23

diaper; nappy; napkin

1

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1