to extort; to shake down (for money)
Oriental paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha); mitsumata
Manila hemp (Musa textilis)
temporal bone (of the skull)
Stimulants Control Law (1951)
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
epidural hematoma; epidural haematoma
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to walk away; to saunter off
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
ditch next to railway track
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
habitual offender; addict
to extort (money); to blackmail
source (of supply); channel
expert's written opinion or report
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
to waver in one's resolution
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
letter of resignation; request for retirement
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
bad behavior; misbehavior
jostle; struggle; scuffle
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)