rash assumption; hasty conclusion
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
public safety; public welfare
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
contradiction; inconsistency
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
senior superintendent; police inspector
chief superintendent (police)
(social) class; rank; grade
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
guardhouse; detention barracks
possible; likely; probable
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
salary reduction; salary cut
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
mechanism; organization; organisation
revision; amendment; alteration
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
local government police; municipal police
national rural police (1947-1954)