good-quality; superior in quality
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
farm owner; plantation owner
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
steering (of a boat); steerage
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with one person (esp. during the night shift); one-man operation; one-person operation
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
swatting; deceiving the police into sending armed officers to a particular address
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
establishment (of a business); founding
trial; judgement; judgment
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
examination; investigation; prosecution
the defence; defence side
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
wooden hammer; wooden mallet