(police) detective; criminal matter
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
name; given name; first name
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mercy; merciful heart; charity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection