to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
objection; dissent; protest
counsel; defender; advocate
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
(not) a single person; (no) one
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
Code of Criminal Procedure
revision; amendment; alteration
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
conclusion of trial; conclusion of a hearing
trial; judgement; judgment
illegal; illicit; unlawful
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
death penalty; capital punishment
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
disregard for human rights