testing centre for driving tests
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
retirement at one's own request
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
senior superintendent; police inspector
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
to receive divine punishment
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
self-interest; selfish desire
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
the original; original copy; script
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
material witness; suspect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
instead; but (on the other hand)
stabbing to death; putting out
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
central government office; head office; this office
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing