sudden; abrupt; unexpected
product of the land; present; souvenir
a few years ago; some years back
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
relatively; comparatively
astronomical figure; astronomical number
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
person who has committed suicide
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
"090" financing; loan sharks operating from a cellphone (i.e. without a fixed phone number)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
misrepresentation; false statement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
please be careful; please take care
to call a person's attention (to)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
large number (of); many; majority
under control (e.g. of territory)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
outward; superficial; external; apparent
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)