why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
police headquarters; main office; this office
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
at once; immediately; right now
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to overcharge; to rip off
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)