lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
nonprosecution; nonindictment
release; liberation; acquittal
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
final; eventual; ultimate
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
conference room; council room
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
unique; peculiar; singular
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
governments of various countries
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
agreed-upon item; item on which agreement has been reached; understanding
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
appointment; assignment; promotion
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
they; those guys; those fellows
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation