to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
(police) detective; criminal matter
at that time; in those days
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)