to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
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 (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
victim; injured party; sufferer
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(police) detective; criminal matter
material; materials; data; information; documents
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
... years old; age (of) ...
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, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
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; bush; coppice; brushwood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission