(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
criminal police; detective force
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
15th day of the month; 15 days
dilapidated house; deserted house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
addition; appendix; note; supplement
ongoing; in progress; afoot
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
conference room; council room
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
top news; front-page news; lead story
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
student of a women's college; female university student
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
attendee; participant; person present
important cultural property; important cultural asset
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
police identification card
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)