sharply; harshly; stingingly
unable to resist; unable to suppress
death insurance; insurance payable at death
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
humanism; love for humanity
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
laws and regulations; legislation
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
excess; surplus; superabundance
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke