to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(someone else's) daughter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
offender; criminal; culprit
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
sailor suit; middy uniform
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
police investigator; investigator
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
jewelry store; jewellery store
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
gem; jewel; precious stone
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent