not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
in that way; thus; so; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
police; police officer; police station
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
victim; injured party; sufferer
man; male; masculine gender
heart; guts; nerve; central part
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to become calm; to die down
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least