yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
police; police officer; police station
interior; inside; internal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to close; to be over; to break up (e.g. school); to lose one's nerve; to feel daunted
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
(police) detective; criminal matter
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result