office for rent; office to let
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
government body; government agency
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
democratization; democratisation
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to detain; to take into custody
psychiatry; psychiatric department
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
dilapidated house; deserted house
chief (of police); head (of office)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
poisoning; kill by poison