filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
victim; injured party; sufferer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
a long time ago; in those days
police identification card
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take a picture; to take a photo
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
arrest; apprehension; capture
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...