photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
go on!; right!; here goes!
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
intelligence gathering; information gathering
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
behind; in the rear; in back
partly open; in half bloom
river; stream; River; the ... river
password; watchword; motto; slogan
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
historical play; period drama
police drama (television); detective drama
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum