eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ministries and government offices; the authorities
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
Cabinet Information Research Office
cabinet (of a government); ministry
research office; research division; inquiry section
dawn; daybreak; beginning
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
beginning (of a century, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to have a talk; to tell a story
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
instead; but (on the other hand)
duty; function; office; mission; task
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
private citizen; civilian