modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
law-like nature; regularity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Nagano (city, prefecture)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
study; research; investigation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why