getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
than; other than; except; but
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
sitting opposite each other
master; teacher; stable master
region; limits; stage; level
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
error of judgment; miscalculation
preconception; prejudice; preoccupation
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
all over Japan; throughout Japan
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
the other day; some time ago; recently
confidentially; privately; off the record
companion; partner; spouse
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
police officer; policeman; constable
government office; public office
unaccounted-for expenditures
to employ; to hire; to charter
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
older sister; elder sister
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry