the biggest fish is always the one that got away
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
District Public Prosecutor's Office
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
warrant; summons; written order
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
(not) even once; (not) ever
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to cut off (a relationship)
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
answering machine; answer phone
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
examination; investigation; prosecution
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
ninth day of the month; nine days