hiding one's embarrassment
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
rifling marks on a fired bullet
out of focus; off the point
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
questioning (e.g. by police)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
siblings; brothers and sisters
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to go underground; to go into hiding
splish-splash; with a splash
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to investigate; to examine
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
(criminal) investigation headquarters
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
examination; investigation; prosecution
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)