labor administration; labour administration
right of self-determination
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
partition of an estate (inheritance)
compliance (with laws and ordinances)
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
Gender Equality In Employment Act
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
very much; terribly; badly; awfully; extremely
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
acquisition of a qualification
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
negation; denial; negative
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
garbage (rubbish) collection point
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
useful thing; usable article
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
naturalization; naturalisation
company name; corporate name
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of