to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
from now; from this moment; henceforth
police headquarters; main office; this office
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
10th day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
at once; immediately; right now
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to overcharge; to rip off
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault