copycat criminal; copycat crime
prefectural police headquarters
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
smuggler; bootlegger; illicit dealer; trafficker
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
glorious achievement; distinguished service
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
I appreciate your efforts
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
how many years; how long; what year
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such a thing; something like that
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
and then; and so; and; so then
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement