front company (for an organized crime operation)
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
short essay; pamphlet; tract
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
(positive) economic effect
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
police cell; place of detention; jail
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
chronological order; time series
last ray of hope; only hope
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
remaining silent; keeping secret
ongoing; in progress; afoot
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
separate case; another matter
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar