closing argument and sentencing recommendation (of a prosecutor)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
prosperity; flourishing; success
closing argument; closing statement
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with one person (esp. during the night shift); one-man operation; one-person operation
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
to feel hungry; to get hungry
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
consumer financing firm; loan shark
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
infants; babies and very young children
guardian; mentor; protector
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
child consultation center; children's welfare center
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
ordinary person; untitled individual
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)