little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
presumption; assumption; estimation
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
outside of; not covered by
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
I've got to be going; I must go
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)