major incident; major happening; big scandal
sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
detention; confinement; arrest
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
schedule; program; programme; agenda
I've got to be going; I must go
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to be detained; to take time
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to investigate; to examine
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
method of operation; operating procedure
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
old friend; familiar face
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)