police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
cigarette end; cigarette butt
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
arrangement; pact; agreement
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
illumination; decorative lighting
roadway; road; carriageway
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
time required; time taken; necessary time
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
while alive; during one's lifetime
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
intelligence agency; secret service
above-mentioned; above-named; above
to have a relationship; to have relations
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to have a name entered in the family register
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in the end; at the end of the day
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
aerial show; air show; airshow
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip