robbery and murder; murder during robbery
outrageous lie; outright lie
homicide department (of a police force)
to become desperate; to give way to despair
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
household search (conducted by the police)
mental disorder; mental disease
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
organizational capability; organisational capability
rehabilitation (in society)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to go underground; to go into hiding
to be consistent; to be coherent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
serious condition; critical condition
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers