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
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
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
ahead; before; the future
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer