wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
death penalty; capital punishment
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
playing the victim; playing the victim card
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
in succession; one by one
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to give; to do (something) for
to live through; to survive
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison