inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to put one's life on the line
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
turmoil; chaos; confusion
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
in person; personally; directly
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
public safety; public welfare
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
person in charge; official; attendant
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
foundation stone; cornerstone
older sister; elder sister
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation