criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
petition for retrial; appeal for retrial
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
relation; connection; relevance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
resemblance; similarity; analogy
pointing out; identification
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
if it is the case that ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
the real criminal; true culprit
innocence; being not guilty
all companies; each company
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
headquarters; head office; main office
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
grasp; catch; understanding
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(criminal) investigation headquarters
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period