to try to do; to attempt to do
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
I shouldn't say this, but
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
abandoned factory; disused factory
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
National Police Agency; NPA
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
about; concerning; related to; -ish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
middle of the night; dead of night
(dead) body; corpse; remains
discovery; detection; finding
just past noon; afternoon