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(bar of) sweet-potato paste
unnecessary; unattainable
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute
fault; responsibility; culpability
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
at some point in the past; at some stage
continuing one's education into high school
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
wallboard; wall decoration
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
one parent; single parent
elementary and middle schools
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
un-Japanese in appearance or character
child consultation center; children's welfare center
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair