expiration of term of office
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be surprised; to be astonished
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
of no interest; not interested
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
long time; long interval; for quite some time
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
entering a faith; joining a religion
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
(police) detective; criminal matter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
second month of the lunar calendar