to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to wander; to roam from place to place
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
by means of; due to; because of; according to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
resignation (from a position)
chief (of police); head (of office)
form; shape; figure; visage
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
scandal; deplorable event
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)