to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
Osaka Prefectural Police (abbr)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
police officer; policeman; constable
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
major incident; major happening; big scandal
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
real estate register; real property register
Japanese-made thing; Japanese goods; Japanese style thing
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
association of like-minded people
parental authority; parental rights; custody
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Nagano (city, prefecture)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance