to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
provisional disposition; temporary injunction
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
code of ethics; ethical code; ethical consideration; ethical provision; ethics regulation; honor (honour) code
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
industrialist; entrepreneur
silent phone call (form of harassment)
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
civil affairs; civil case
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
living by oneself; living alone
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
living by oneself; living alone
practical problem; practical matter
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
wedded life; married life
ahead; before; the future
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
home delivery (of food); outside catering
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to think too much; to be over-concerned
interception (email); wiretap; bug
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
recently; lately; these days
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate