yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
the real criminal; true culprit
(turned out) all right in the end
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
civil affairs; civil case
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
to be settled; to be brought to an end
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
bank; banking institution
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
caller; visitor; company; guest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
club activities; group activities
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
real intention; true motive; true meaning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
application; request; petition
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
being too late; losing one's final chance