(police) detective; criminal matter
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
human relations; personal relationships
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)