economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)
having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
chief superintendent (police)
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
rifling marks on a fired bullet
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
retirement at one's own request
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
public power; governmental authority
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence