to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
offender; criminal; culprit
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
headquarters; head office; main office
historic; historical; traditional
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to some extent; to a certain extent
in that manner; like that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen