fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
government office; public office
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
Glock (polymer-framed pistol)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
government; administration; ministry
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
government sources; official quarters
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)