Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
survivor's pension or annuity
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
retirement at one's own request
job (responsibility) of a section
initial investigation (by police)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
detective work; detective industry
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
omitted character; omitted letter
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
hard-liners; diehards; hawks