as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
Saitama (city, prefecture)
District Public Prosecutor's Office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the real criminal; true culprit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
last week; the week before
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
victim; injured party; sufferer
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
very likely; very probable
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
16th day of the month; 16 days
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
subway; metro; underground (railway)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock