near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
course; route; path; process; means
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
understood; I see; OK; present; here
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
at first; in the beginning; originally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(criminal) investigation headquarters
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance