three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process
unfair ruling; unfair verdict; unjust decision
Cannabis Control Law (1948)
Investment Law; Capital Subscription Law
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
legal; lawful; legitimate
police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
real estate agent; realtor
workforce reduction; personnel cut
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
technical high school; industrial high school
final appeal to the highest court
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to be slippery; to be slimy
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
referring a case to a public prosecutor
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for