offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
highly unpredictable; touch and go
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
world; society; people; the public
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
beginning; outset; first; onset
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
almost every day; almost daily
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to pass (of time); to elapse
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
literally; to the letter; literal
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of