deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
National Police Agency; NPA
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
university professor; college professor
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
community policing division (of a police department); community affairs section
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
final; eventual; ultimate
chief (of police); head (of office)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
bureau director; office chief
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)