pitching ability; counter for pitches
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
article; news story; report; account
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
heading; headline; index; headword
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
subscriber; reader; admirer
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(social) position; status
talk; dialogue; conversation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally