coffee time; tea time; coffee break
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
initial investigation (by police)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
classical elegance; antiquity
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to sniff out; to get wind of
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to escape death; to be saved from death
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
suspicious character (person, figure)
central government office; head office; this office