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Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
pain of love; love troubles
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
settlement out of court; private settlement
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
Buddhist memorial service
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
probe each other; sound each other out
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to give the stamp of approval
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days