curtain made of strung beads
pack of lies; complete fabrication
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
renewal charge; renewal fee
construction costs; installation cost
selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
legal office; law office; legal department
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to bite off; to gnaw through
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
cooking class; cookery school
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)