railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
overline; overscore; overbar
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dove; moderate; soft-liner
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
IC card; smart card; chip card
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
daily allowance; daily wages
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
nonprosecution; nonindictment
(punishment by) striking with fists
lump together; put all together
death from prostration; death from emaciation
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
District Public Prosecutor's Office
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
person who has committed suicide
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
slight; insignificant; small