Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
a 'seeming' of ill fortune concerning women
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
small-loan lending to individuals; cashing (e.g. a check)
subcontractor; subcontracting company
subrogation; substitution
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
intimidation; threat; bluster
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
certification of contents
deposits and savings; bank account
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); cowberry
whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
water filter; water purification system
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
new shop; new store; new restaurant
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
consumer financing firm; loan shark