at first; in the beginning; originally
that's the way it is; such is life
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(criminal) investigation headquarters
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
private citizen; civilian
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
police drama (television); detective drama
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement