bungee-jumping; bungee jump
safety belt; seat belt; seatbelt
protector (e.g. chest); guard
being up to the person himself
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
service industry; service sector
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to put to trial; to argue in court
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trial; judgement; judgment
restoration of public order
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
mohawk (hairstyle); mohican
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
studio apartment; studio flat