police investigator; investigator
police; police officer; police station
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
of course; certainly; naturally
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the same generation; coeval
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior high school student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
senior high school; high school
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
and then; and so; and; so then
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
meaning; significance; sense
father; dad; husband; you; he
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in one's own way or style
postcard; memo; note; card
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen