disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
and yet; though; when; in spite of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
little theater; small theater
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
actor; actress; player; performer
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
practice; practising; training; study
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
recently; lately; these days
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
continuation; succession; series
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)