news programme; news program
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
special investigation headquarter
section manager; section chief
open criminal investigation
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
men and women of all ages
residing; living; dwelling
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
above-mentioned; above-named; above
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
presumption; assumption; estimation
section; cross section; profile
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to wash again; to reconsider
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
cold reception; inhospitality
oversight; omission; mistake
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
before the gate; in front of the gate
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
discussion; argument; debate
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler