Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to be silent; to say nothing
society; public; community; social studies
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
beginning; outset; first; onset
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sympathy; compassion; pity
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening