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
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
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
(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
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to overcharge; to rip off
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
such a thing; something like that
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
vice; immorality; corruption
(police) detective; criminal matter
one by one; one after another; successively
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands