bill strap; currency strap; currency band; wrapper band; newspaper band
Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)
reading matter; reading material
rifling marks on a fired bullet
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
to close down a business; to shut a business
business plan; business schedule; project
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
lineage; pedigree; family line
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
robbery; robbery case; burglary
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
no-good man; (male) loser
bank robbery; bank robber
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
same trade; same business; same profession