series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
deep emotion; strong feelings
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
complementation; supplementation; completion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
the other day; some time ago; recently
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
police officer; policeman; constable
suited figure; person in a suit
tall figure; high stature
(police) detective; criminal matter
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
a few years ago; some years back
robbery; robbery case; burglary
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
rather than; more ... than ...
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
flight; desertion; escape
chief; main; principal; important
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity