to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
constable; method of catching criminals
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to repeat; to do something over again
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
loitering on the way; wayside grass
preliminary test or trial; tryout
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)