to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to watch over; to watch attentively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; obligation; responsibility
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
name; given name; first name
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's physical safety; personal security
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
station square; station plaza
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)