initial investigation (by police)
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
surveillance camera; security camera
system failure; system error
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to pay attention; to be watchful
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
alteration; falsification; faking
strict order; peremptory command
optimist; easy-going person
important point; strategic position; key point
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
inspector general; commissioner
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
clause; article; stipulations
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
during; for the duration of
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
almost every day; almost daily
freezing compartment; freezer
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
flour; meal; powder; heroin
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through