ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
discipline; training; teaching manners
quietly; slowly; gracefully
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tight skirt; straight skirt
suited figure; person in a suit
reserve and consideration (to others)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
police identification card
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
reaction; response; reaction
police officer; policeman; constable
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
one's share; one's portion