setting free a bird; bird to be set free
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
bonesetter's clinic; orthopedic clinic
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
one's own bowling ball; control of the ball by one's own team (esp. basketball)
mainstream media; lamestream media
Prime Minister's official residence
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
intensive-care old people's home
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
arrest on a separate charge
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
National Public Safety Commission
preschool education; early childhood education
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
Cabinet Information Research Office
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
withdrawal (of money); payment; contribution; investment; financing
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)