bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
murder; killing; murderer
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
death penalty; capital punishment
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
glorious achievement; distinguished service
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
concealment; suppression; hiding
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt