evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to be born; to come into this world
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
no sleep or rest; working day and night
intimidation; threat; bluster
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
putting life into; animating; cheering up
fire chief's car; command vehicle