mini patrol car; small police car
brand-new (clothing, shoes)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
fire chief's car; command vehicle
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
suspension (usu. vehicle)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
total energy; all efforts
central government office; head office; this office
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
life; living; I; me; student
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
another company; other company
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)