(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
investigator; interrogator
retirement at one's own request
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
senior superintendent; police inspector
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
to live through; to survive
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
playing the victim; playing the victim card
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
staff member; station employee; official
sex establishment; brothel
assembling a criminal case
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
within the jurisdiction of
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
incident resulting in injury
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to strike dead; to beat to death
parking area for bicycles
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent