hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
Ursa Major (constellation)
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
buying sex; hiring a prostitute
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
rental house; rental housing; house to let
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to be promoted to a higher rank
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
recommender; nominator; referee
final vote; run-off ballot
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
senior superintendent; police inspector
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them