was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
writing implement; writing tool
bringing; taking; carrying
stationery shop; a stationer
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
supplementary explanation
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division
Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Ministry of Public Security (China)
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
departure from a country; leaving a country
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
going through; going via; going by way of
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists