to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
mass communication; mass media
first (of its kind) in Japan
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
victim; injured party; sufferer
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(police) detective; criminal matter
materials; data; document
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
women's college; women's university
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means