to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
commander; commanding officer; CO
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
jokingly; in the form of a joke
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
plural; multiple; several
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to come and go; to go back and forth
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
guess; conjecture; surmise
perfect; complete; flawless
preparation; provision; guarding
observation; survey; watching
police investigator; investigator
to give directions; to issue instructions
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(police) detective; criminal matter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to say; to be called; to do
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
group; party; team; squad; section
to entrust; to leave to a person
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
public safety; public welfare
special selection; finest pick; top pick