lowly people (Edo period); eta
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
special investigation department
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
District Public Prosecutor's Office
custody; detention; confinement
to be consistent; to be coherent
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to wash again; to reconsider
parliamentarian; member of a congress
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to chase; to run after; to pursue