watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
starting (construction) work
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
remittance; sending money
material witness; suspect
to disperse; to take a castle
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
talk about divorce or separation
all companies; each company
thousand years; many years
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults