Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
reaction; response; reaction
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
the real criminal; true culprit
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
certain evidence; definite evidence
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
plural; multiple; plural (number)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
very small; tiny; insignificant
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
thick curtain; drop curtain
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
Orient Express (European long-distance passenger train service, 1883-2009)
The Monkey and the Crab (folktale); The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab; Saru Kani Gassen
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
drama; theatre; theater; play
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun