ago; since; before; previous
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
application; request; petition
temporary retirement; suspension from office
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
how many years; how long; what year
escaping from prison; jailbreak
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
it's been a long time; long time no see
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
penalty; sentence; punishment
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing