steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
misanthropy; misanthropist
within a governmental agency; within a government building
upright; incorruptible; morally courageous; erect penis
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
one's superior; senior; elder
be (that) as it may; having said that
gouging out; exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
military style; army style
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
a little bit; a little while
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
outline; summary; gist; in brief
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run