criminal nature; criminality
victim; injured party; sufferer
how many people; a number of people
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
back country; remote countryside
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
murder; homicide; manslaughter
outside the country; abroad
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
every place; various places
just the other day; quite recently
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work