First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to say; to be called; to do
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; the matter in question
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
political measures; policy
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
river; stream; River; the ... river
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
future prospects; promise
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
application; request; petition
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in