early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
(police) detective; criminal matter
at that time; in those days
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)