to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
(police) detective; criminal matter
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
testimony; (verbal) evidence
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
public safety; public welfare
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
radical party; extremists
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
most (numerous); largest (number of)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
household; home; family; housekeeping