earth dug out of a construction site
illegal donation; secret contribution
disposal site; disposal plant
police substation; residential police box
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
house search (e.g. by the police)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to detain; to take into custody
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
central government office; head office; this office
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
underworld; underside of society
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
cabinet (of a government); ministry
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to leave (a scene); to step away