to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
political measures; policy
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
deadly serious; deadly earnest