offender; criminal; culprit
time series; chronological order; chronology
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
programme; program; plans; arrangements
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
the real criminal; true culprit
don't you think?; indicates question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
no!; no no!; no, not at all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to keep an eye on; to take care of
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
way one walks; one's walk
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to ascend; to go up; to climb