central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
absence from work without permission
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
suffix for familiar person
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
by myself; in person; by oneself
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
how; in what way; by what means
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
homeless; homeless person
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)