exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
society; public; community; social studies
(making something a) political issue
punishing a crime to make an example for others
dealing with; coping with
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
steamroller voting; steamrollering
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
at the last moment; this late in the game
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
material witness; suspect
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
voluntarily appearing for police questioning
to investigate; to examine
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
persistence; single-mindedness
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in