continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
for this very reason; that is exactly why
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
place where one works; construction site; working area
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
for example; for instance; e.g.
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
janitor; caretaker; custodian
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat