chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
holding out a little longer
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
(personal) background check
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
perfect; complete; flawless
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
police drama (television); detective drama
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
house search (e.g. by the police)
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books