knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
police investigator; investigator
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
due form; official; formality
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
such; this sort of; like this
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(personal) background check
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
materials; data; document
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
instead; but (on the other hand)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
request; favour (to ask); wish; please