(police) detective; criminal matter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
company; corporation; workplace
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
simply; merely; only; solely
to concern; to be related
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do