search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
nothing but; none other than
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
burner phone; throwaway mobile phone commonly used to conduct illegal activities
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
rental fee; rent; hire charge
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
going around; patrol; round; tour
vacant house; unoccupied house
shop; small store; business; firm
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to make one's rounds; to patrol
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop