to pass (of time); to elapse
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
discovery; detection; finding
heading; headline; index; headword
eighth day of the month; eight days
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
man; male; masculine gender
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
the (above-mentioned) authorities; police (from said station)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
besides; in addition; also; moreover
plural; multiple; several
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death