spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
on-the-spot investigation
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
shopping basket; market basket
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
national holiday; festival day
big corporation; major firm; leading company
cram school; private tutoring school
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
house search (e.g. by the police)
trivial; not amounting to much
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
index; indices; indicator
high heels; high-heeled shoes