Endou Shigeru (1906.1.30-1981.7.24)
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
street violence against middle-aged men
certificate of post-mortem
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
seeing for the first time; first sight
black-market lending; illegal loan
civil affairs; civil case
on the way home from work; returning from work
sex establishment; brothel
discount coupon or ticket
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
breakdown of negotiations
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
rather; sooner; preferably
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
the prosecution; prosecution side
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trivial; not amounting to much
in proportion to; just as much as
women's college; women's university
chatter mark (machine tools)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
will not do; do not; does not
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm