stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
power of the state; government authority
police officer; policeman; constable
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to be hot on a person's heels
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
official regulations; inner rules
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
concerning; per; on account of
to get late; to advance; to wear on
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
living alone; solitude; solitary life
platform; home; home base; home plate
being on duty; person on duty
to take (be in) charge of
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears