to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
chair; stool; post; office; position
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
consequently; as a result
you (plural); all of you; you all
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
otherwise; or else; if not
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
those (near the second person)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
beyond that point; after that
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
the reverse; other side; lining
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to some extent; to a certain extent
steady; firm; solid; secure
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it