obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties
nursing-care insurance system
facing (along) the harbor (harbour)
punishable offense; crime
spending the night in a car, train, bus, etc.
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
waiting for someone to arrive
visit; presence; attendance
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
police affairs; military police
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
the same place; the same address; the said place
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
to feel depressed; to be down
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
senior superintendent; police inspector
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
questioning (e.g. by police)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
month-long period; (during) month
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
child consultation center; children's welfare center
control; management; supervision
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing