re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
at the meeting; on the occasion
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
Suica; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
(world of the) construction industry
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
modern art museum; museum of modern art
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time