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
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
to feel hungry; to get hungry
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
consumer financing firm; loan shark
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
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
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
sign of remorse; indication of regret
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
how many months?; how long?
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to graduate from a university
(husband and wife) both working; dual income