independent lawyer; lawyer with their own practice
former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer; retired public prosecutor
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
deposits and savings; bank account
number of characters per line, page, etc.
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
estimated value; appraised value; appraisement
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
black-market lending; illegal loan
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
feigned; pretending (not to know)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
payment; provision; benefit; performance
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
public relations; client liaison; client relations
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
temporary truce; ceasefire
to have a name entered in the family register
to get back together (with a former partner)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
company name; name of a company
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation