putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism
Mixi (Japanese social networking website)
to take off something (e.g. a pair of shoes) and leave them neatly aligned side by side
ban (from accessing a website, network service, etc.); blocking access
stopping or parking a vehicle
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
Lotteria (fast food chain)
on such good terms as to know what each other is thinking
off-topic (on an online thread)
businesswoman; female office worker; female employee
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
mohawk (hairstyle); mohican
hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)
external unit; external device
good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
police mobile traffic unit
police mobile traffic unit
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
(car) being run off the road
car painted with anime characters
ticket (e.g. for a traffic violation)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
recreational vehicle (usu. not camper or motor home); RV; sports utility vehicle; SUV; four wheel drive (car or minivan)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member