Recently, I'm having less time to rewatch and write Aibou episode summaries, and the summary I just posted for the episode "The Chicken and the Butcher's Knife(鶏と牛刀)" will be the last entry I'll upload to this blog for now. I hope I can come back and finish posting summaries for the rest of the episodes one of these days,
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 7 - The Chicken and the Butcher's Knife(鶏と牛刀)
nenkin(年金) - pension
hokenryō(保険料) - insurance premium
fuseimenjo(不正免除) - unauthorized exemption
ōryō(横領) - embezzlement
fushōji(不祥事) - scandal
kaku(斯く) - a word used to refer to things that the speaker said before the current place in the conversation
kono te no(この手の) - this kind of
sakinobashi(先延ばし) - to leave something until later, procrastination
seigi no mikata(正義の味方) - knight in shining armor
jikan kasegi(時間稼ぎ) - stalling, buying time
FA dēta(FAデータ) - FA data, special orders given by the pension office in this episode
haki(破棄) - destruction
zaijū(在住) - resident
chōshūka(徴収課) - collections division
kakarichō(係長) - chief clerk
keijibu(刑事部) - criminal section
sōsa nika(捜査二課) - investigation section 2
yōgi(容疑) - suspicion
nin'i dōkō(任意同行) - voluntarily accompany the police
jika danpan(直談判) - direct negotiation
madowaku(窓枠) - window frame
ketsueki shimon(血液指紋) - bloody fingerprint
tenraku bōshi(転落防止) - fall prevention
hossa teki(発作的) - paroxysmal
ketsueki kantei hōkokusho(血液鑑定報告書) - blood identification report
izoku(遺族) - bereaved family
daishikyū(大至急) - ASAP
ketsueki kantei(血液鑑定) - blood identification
hahen(破片) - fragment
tekkiri(てっきり) - surely
yatarato(やたらと) - recklessly
shakai nenkin jimusho(社会年金事務所) - social pension office
tassei(達成) - achievement
sōsa taishō(捜査対象) - target of investigation
kuchidome(口止め) - forbid to speak
shikyū(支給) - payment
shokuin sōde(職員総出) - full staff
taiō(対応) - deal with
fusei wo kokuhatsu(不正を告発) - whistleblowing
kumo wo tsukamu yōna hanashi(雲をつかむような話) - vague story
kagitsukeru(嗅ぎ付ける) - to catch a scent of, to find out
kachō(課長) - manager
temijika ni(手短に) - briefly
sakihodo no(先ほどの) - earlier, previously
kyūyō(急用) - urgent business
go shukuhaku(ご宿泊) - accommodation, to stay (for the night)
ihō(違法) - illegal
dattai todoke(脱退届) - withdrawal notice
kyūgyō(休業) - shutdown
kōsei nenkin(厚生年金) - welfare pension
tainō kigyō(滞納企業) - delinquent companies (not paying social security payments in this case)
nōfu ritsu(納付率) - payment rate
naibu kokuhatsu(内部告発) - whistle-blowing
akumade(あくまで) - only
higisha(被疑者) - suspect
kama wo kakeru(鎌をかける) - trick someone into telling the truth
senkyo ihan(選挙違反) - election fraud
sagi(詐欺) - scam
nenkin hokenchō(年金保険庁) - pension insurance agency
madoguchi(窓口) - contact, ticket window
chakufuku(着服) - embezzlement
akushitsu(悪質) - malicious
chokuzen(直前) - just before
shakai nenkin kikō(社会年金機構) - social pension organization
hakkaku(発覚) - revelation
roken(露見) - discovery, detection
shōchō(象徴) - symbol
kanryō(官僚) - bureaucracy
irai(依頼) - request
kidō ni noru(軌道に乗る) - to get on track
fuseru(伏せる) - hide
momo no niku(ももの肉) - thigh meat
bonjiri(ぼんじり) - meat from around the coccyx(tail) of a chicken
soshikiteki(組織的) - organization related, systematic
kan'yo(関与) - involvement
tokage no shippo kiri(トカゲの尻尾切り) - sacrificing a member to save the organization
niwatori wo saku ni izukunzo gyūtō wo mochiin(鶏を割くに焉んぞ牛刀を用いん) - to employ a steam-hammer to crack a nut.
rongo(論語) - analect, words of Confucius
gyūtō(牛刀) - butcher's knife
keiba shinbun(競馬新聞) - racing newspaper
gei ga komakai(芸が細かい) - pay careful attention to details
buruzon(ブルゾン) - blouson, jacket gathered at the waist
surakkusu(スラックス) - slacks
jōtō sugi(上等すぎ) - too nice
hensō(変装) - disguise
atsukamashi'i(厚かましい) - impudent
kakushigoto(隠し事) - secret
kantei(鑑定) - expert opinion
ōda(殴打) - strike
fuchaku(付着) - attachment
biryō(微量) - small amount of
ikeru(生ける) - arrange flowers
kabin(花瓶) - vase
tachigiki(立ち聞き) - eavesdrop
dairi(代理) - substitute
ihin(遺品) - articles of the deceased
kanshoku(感触) - feel, sensation
tōki(陶器) - pottery, ceramics
shōgai(傷害) - inkiry
bōkō(暴行) - assault
shitei bōryokudan(指定暴力団) - designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation
kōsei'in(構成員) - member
kigyō shatei(企業舎弟) - front company (for an organized crime operation)
datsuzei(脱税) - tax evasion
chōhō suru(重宝する) - to be used, come in handy
arakasegi(荒稼ぎ) - making a killing, making easy money
kankatsu(管轄) - jurisdiction
zaiseki(在籍) - enrollment
kumijimusho(組事務所) - office for yakuza
sōsaku(捜索) - search
sashiosae(差し押さえ) - seizure
reijō(令状) - warrant
keizai yakuza(経済ヤクザ) - economic yakuza, business yakuza
hanchū(範疇) - jurisdiction
detchiageru(でっち上げる) - concoct
ihō sōsa(違法捜査) - illegal investigation
kyogi no yōgi(虚偽の容疑) - false charges
shutoku(取得) - acquire
do ga sugiru(度が過ぎる) - to go too far
me wo tsuburu(目をつぶる) - turn a blind eye
tekihō(適法) - legality
butsu ga deru(物が出る) - to find something illegal
jūtōhō ihan(銃刀法違反) - Swords and Firearms Control Law violation
tarekomi(垂れ込み) - betrayal, information secretly passed on
netamoto(ネタ元) - where someone got the information
hikae(控え) - reserve, backup
furikomi kōza(振込口座) - transfer account
te no uchi wo akasu(手の内を明かす) - to reveal one's hands
meigi(名義) - name
kaisetsu(開設) - establishment
jukyū suru(受給する) - receiving
saichū(最中) - midst
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
shibō suitei jikoku(死亡推定時刻) - estimated time of death
shukuhaku(宿泊) - lodging
i'iwake(言い訳) - excuse
kizuguchi(傷口) - wound
noruma(ノルマ) - quota
jukyūsha(受給者) - beneficiary
furonto kigyō(フロント企業) - front companies
tsūhō(通報) - report
torihiki(取引) - make a deal
shakai hoken(社会保険) - social insurance
umami ga ōkī(うまみが大きい) - with huge benefits
rigai(利害) - interests, advantages and disadvantages
masukomi(マスコミ) - media
tsuikyū(追求) - pursuit
jōsōbu(上層部) - upper echelon
anken(案件) - matter at hand
shōko inmetsu(証拠隠滅) - destruction of evidence
īgakari(言いがかり) - false accusation
tsūtatsu(通達) - notification
tekiyō(適用) - application
tainō(滞納) - default on loan, non-payment
shūchi no jijitsu(周知の事実) - known fact
tantō shōchō(担当省庁) - ministry in charge
yurugasu(揺るがす) - shake
te wo someru(手を染める) - to be involved in (a crime)
shinkikō(新機構) - new organization
inpei(隠蔽) - suppression
chōkai shobun(懲戒処分) - disciplinary action
rōryoku(労力) - effort
omei wo harasu(汚名を晴らす) - to clear one's soiled name
fukugen(復元) - restoration
jōshi(上司) - boss
kyōhan(共犯) - accomplice
hajiru(恥じる) - feel ashamed
shoku wo ushinau(職を失う) - to lose one's job
yokaranu shiji(良からぬ指示) - bad directions, directions with ill intent
chokotto(ちょこっと) - little bit
ōyake(公) - public
menshoku(免職) - dismissal
saibanzata(裁判沙汰) - lawsuit
shotoku(所得) - income
chōshū(徴収) - collection
yumizu no gotoku tsukaimakuru(湯水のごとく使いまくる) - spend money like it grow on trees
dainashi ni naru(台無しになる) - spoil
saiteigen(最低限) - minimum
shikō(施行) - enforcement
hokenchō(保険庁) - department of insurance
ikō(移行) - switch over to
saiyō(採用) - adopt, use
gaibu saiyō(外部採用) - external adoption
dō iu kaze no fukimawashi ka(どういう風の吹き回しか) - whatever brought that on?
kokumin uke(国民受け) - how the general public reacts to something
hokenryō(保険料) - insurance premium
fuseimenjo(不正免除) - unauthorized exemption
ōryō(横領) - embezzlement
fushōji(不祥事) - scandal
kaku(斯く) - a word used to refer to things that the speaker said before the current place in the conversation
kono te no(この手の) - this kind of
sakinobashi(先延ばし) - to leave something until later, procrastination
seigi no mikata(正義の味方) - knight in shining armor
jikan kasegi(時間稼ぎ) - stalling, buying time
FA dēta(FAデータ) - FA data, special orders given by the pension office in this episode
haki(破棄) - destruction
zaijū(在住) - resident
chōshūka(徴収課) - collections division
kakarichō(係長) - chief clerk
keijibu(刑事部) - criminal section
sōsa nika(捜査二課) - investigation section 2
yōgi(容疑) - suspicion
nin'i dōkō(任意同行) - voluntarily accompany the police
jika danpan(直談判) - direct negotiation
madowaku(窓枠) - window frame
ketsueki shimon(血液指紋) - bloody fingerprint
tenraku bōshi(転落防止) - fall prevention
hossa teki(発作的) - paroxysmal
ketsueki kantei hōkokusho(血液鑑定報告書) - blood identification report
izoku(遺族) - bereaved family
daishikyū(大至急) - ASAP
ketsueki kantei(血液鑑定) - blood identification
hahen(破片) - fragment
tekkiri(てっきり) - surely
yatarato(やたらと) - recklessly
shakai nenkin jimusho(社会年金事務所) - social pension office
tassei(達成) - achievement
sōsa taishō(捜査対象) - target of investigation
kuchidome(口止め) - forbid to speak
shikyū(支給) - payment
shokuin sōde(職員総出) - full staff
taiō(対応) - deal with
fusei wo kokuhatsu(不正を告発) - whistleblowing
kumo wo tsukamu yōna hanashi(雲をつかむような話) - vague story
kagitsukeru(嗅ぎ付ける) - to catch a scent of, to find out
kachō(課長) - manager
temijika ni(手短に) - briefly
sakihodo no(先ほどの) - earlier, previously
kyūyō(急用) - urgent business
go shukuhaku(ご宿泊) - accommodation, to stay (for the night)
ihō(違法) - illegal
dattai todoke(脱退届) - withdrawal notice
kyūgyō(休業) - shutdown
kōsei nenkin(厚生年金) - welfare pension
tainō kigyō(滞納企業) - delinquent companies (not paying social security payments in this case)
nōfu ritsu(納付率) - payment rate
naibu kokuhatsu(内部告発) - whistle-blowing
akumade(あくまで) - only
higisha(被疑者) - suspect
kama wo kakeru(鎌をかける) - trick someone into telling the truth
senkyo ihan(選挙違反) - election fraud
sagi(詐欺) - scam
nenkin hokenchō(年金保険庁) - pension insurance agency
madoguchi(窓口) - contact, ticket window
chakufuku(着服) - embezzlement
akushitsu(悪質) - malicious
chokuzen(直前) - just before
shakai nenkin kikō(社会年金機構) - social pension organization
hakkaku(発覚) - revelation
roken(露見) - discovery, detection
shōchō(象徴) - symbol
kanryō(官僚) - bureaucracy
irai(依頼) - request
kidō ni noru(軌道に乗る) - to get on track
fuseru(伏せる) - hide
momo no niku(ももの肉) - thigh meat
bonjiri(ぼんじり) - meat from around the coccyx(tail) of a chicken
soshikiteki(組織的) - organization related, systematic
kan'yo(関与) - involvement
tokage no shippo kiri(トカゲの尻尾切り) - sacrificing a member to save the organization
niwatori wo saku ni izukunzo gyūtō wo mochiin(鶏を割くに焉んぞ牛刀を用いん) - to employ a steam-hammer to crack a nut.
rongo(論語) - analect, words of Confucius
gyūtō(牛刀) - butcher's knife
keiba shinbun(競馬新聞) - racing newspaper
gei ga komakai(芸が細かい) - pay careful attention to details
buruzon(ブルゾン) - blouson, jacket gathered at the waist
surakkusu(スラックス) - slacks
jōtō sugi(上等すぎ) - too nice
hensō(変装) - disguise
atsukamashi'i(厚かましい) - impudent
kakushigoto(隠し事) - secret
kantei(鑑定) - expert opinion
ōda(殴打) - strike
fuchaku(付着) - attachment
biryō(微量) - small amount of
ikeru(生ける) - arrange flowers
kabin(花瓶) - vase
tachigiki(立ち聞き) - eavesdrop
dairi(代理) - substitute
ihin(遺品) - articles of the deceased
kanshoku(感触) - feel, sensation
tōki(陶器) - pottery, ceramics
shōgai(傷害) - inkiry
bōkō(暴行) - assault
shitei bōryokudan(指定暴力団) - designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation
kōsei'in(構成員) - member
kigyō shatei(企業舎弟) - front company (for an organized crime operation)
datsuzei(脱税) - tax evasion
chōhō suru(重宝する) - to be used, come in handy
arakasegi(荒稼ぎ) - making a killing, making easy money
kankatsu(管轄) - jurisdiction
zaiseki(在籍) - enrollment
kumijimusho(組事務所) - office for yakuza
sōsaku(捜索) - search
sashiosae(差し押さえ) - seizure
reijō(令状) - warrant
keizai yakuza(経済ヤクザ) - economic yakuza, business yakuza
hanchū(範疇) - jurisdiction
detchiageru(でっち上げる) - concoct
ihō sōsa(違法捜査) - illegal investigation
kyogi no yōgi(虚偽の容疑) - false charges
shutoku(取得) - acquire
do ga sugiru(度が過ぎる) - to go too far
me wo tsuburu(目をつぶる) - turn a blind eye
tekihō(適法) - legality
butsu ga deru(物が出る) - to find something illegal
jūtōhō ihan(銃刀法違反) - Swords and Firearms Control Law violation
tarekomi(垂れ込み) - betrayal, information secretly passed on
netamoto(ネタ元) - where someone got the information
hikae(控え) - reserve, backup
furikomi kōza(振込口座) - transfer account
te no uchi wo akasu(手の内を明かす) - to reveal one's hands
meigi(名義) - name
kaisetsu(開設) - establishment
jukyū suru(受給する) - receiving
saichū(最中) - midst
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
shibō suitei jikoku(死亡推定時刻) - estimated time of death
shukuhaku(宿泊) - lodging
i'iwake(言い訳) - excuse
kizuguchi(傷口) - wound
noruma(ノルマ) - quota
jukyūsha(受給者) - beneficiary
furonto kigyō(フロント企業) - front companies
tsūhō(通報) - report
torihiki(取引) - make a deal
shakai hoken(社会保険) - social insurance
umami ga ōkī(うまみが大きい) - with huge benefits
rigai(利害) - interests, advantages and disadvantages
masukomi(マスコミ) - media
tsuikyū(追求) - pursuit
jōsōbu(上層部) - upper echelon
anken(案件) - matter at hand
shōko inmetsu(証拠隠滅) - destruction of evidence
īgakari(言いがかり) - false accusation
tsūtatsu(通達) - notification
tekiyō(適用) - application
tainō(滞納) - default on loan, non-payment
shūchi no jijitsu(周知の事実) - known fact
tantō shōchō(担当省庁) - ministry in charge
yurugasu(揺るがす) - shake
te wo someru(手を染める) - to be involved in (a crime)
shinkikō(新機構) - new organization
inpei(隠蔽) - suppression
chōkai shobun(懲戒処分) - disciplinary action
rōryoku(労力) - effort
omei wo harasu(汚名を晴らす) - to clear one's soiled name
fukugen(復元) - restoration
jōshi(上司) - boss
kyōhan(共犯) - accomplice
hajiru(恥じる) - feel ashamed
shoku wo ushinau(職を失う) - to lose one's job
yokaranu shiji(良からぬ指示) - bad directions, directions with ill intent
chokotto(ちょこっと) - little bit
ōyake(公) - public
menshoku(免職) - dismissal
saibanzata(裁判沙汰) - lawsuit
shotoku(所得) - income
chōshū(徴収) - collection
yumizu no gotoku tsukaimakuru(湯水のごとく使いまくる) - spend money like it grow on trees
dainashi ni naru(台無しになる) - spoil
saiteigen(最低限) - minimum
shikō(施行) - enforcement
hokenchō(保険庁) - department of insurance
ikō(移行) - switch over to
saiyō(採用) - adopt, use
gaibu saiyō(外部採用) - external adoption
dō iu kaze no fukimawashi ka(どういう風の吹き回しか) - whatever brought that on?
kokumin uke(国民受け) - how the general public reacts to something
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 7 - The Chicken and the Butcher's Knife(鶏と牛刀)
Subtitle: The Chicken and the Butcher's Knife(鶏と牛刀)
The Social Pension Office begs Superintendent Supervisor Onoda to delay arresting Masaki Fuji'ishi(藤石 正輝), the chief clerk of the collection division at Shinjuku's Second Social Pension Office for stealing pension funds. The superintendent supervisor agrees, and the social pension office employees rush to recover something called the FA file. Before Fuji'ishi is arrested, he falls to his death from a window at Shinjuku East Hotel. Though Assistant Commissioner Nakazono is anxious to rule Fuji'ishi's death suicide, CSI Yonezawa finds a glass shard stuck in the deceased's suit's collar. The shard should not have ended up there if Fuji'ishi had committed suicide. How did Fuji'ishi really die? What is the FA file that the Social Pension Office is so desperately trying to hide?
Locations
Shinjuku īsutohoteru(新宿イーストホテル) - Shinjuku East Hotel. Fuji'ishi falls to his death from a room in this hotel.
Shinjukuku(新宿区) - Shinjuku District
Hyakuninchō(百人町) - A city in Shinjuku District.
Shinjuku Dai Ni Shakainenkin Jimusho(新宿第二社会年金事務所) - Shinjuku Second Social Pension Office. Fuji'iishi works here.
Five of the Ten Named Deceased Yakuza Members Whose Pensions Were Still Being Paid
Yūichirō Saitō(斉藤雄一郎)
Daisuke Matsumoto(松本 大介)
Kiyoshi Asada(浅田清)
Yūji Meguro(目黒雄二)
Takeshi Kondō(近藤 武)
Characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Masaki Fuji'ishi(藤石 正輝) - 35 year old chief clerk of the collection division(徴収課係長) at Shinjuku's Second Social Pension Office. He lives in Hyakuninchō in Shinjikuku. The Sōni investigated him because they found out an account in his name (opened two years ago) collecting pension funds from ten deceased people.
On the day he died, he took time off to deal with an urgent business. That day, he met his girlfriend at the Shinjuku East Hotel. Even though it wasn't her birthday, he gave her a gift, and out of the blue, he told her that he was going to quit his job. They got into an argument. She threw the heavy gift back at him and stormed out out of the hotel.
Shortly afterwards (between 9:30 and 11:30 PM), he fell to his death from a hotel window. The window opened just part way to prevent people from falling out, so he apparently removed and dropped the window just before jumping out himself. CSI Yonezawa found bloody fingerprints on the window frame. Both the blood and the fingerprints belonged to Fuji'ishi.
Though at first glance, it appeared that Fuji'ishi had committed suicide, but CSI Yonezawa found a glass shard in his business suit collar that was different from the window glass. Later, CSI Yonezawa finds a trace amount of rose petals stuck to his clothes.
Ayumi Kurita(栗田 亜由美) - Fuji'ishi's girlfriend three months pregnant with his child. On the day Fuji'ishi died, she met him at the Shinjuku East Hotel. Fuji'ishi gave her a present then told her that he is going to quit his job. This resulted in them arguing, and she threw his gift, her favorite flower roses in a heavy vase, back at him shortly before leaving the hotel. After she found out that Fuji'ishi had died, she stormed into Shinjuku second social pension office and accused his coworkers of killing him.
Makoto? Shibata(柴田 真) - Manager at the Shinjuku second social pension office.
Ikuo Suzuki(鈴木 郁夫) - Fuji'ishi's coworker. He came into the room while the Tokumeigakari pair were talking to Shibata and Takimi to say that they can't contact Fuji'ishi.
Sakiko Takimi(滝美 穂子) - Fuji'ishi's coworker.
Tamotsu Masuzawa(増沢 保) - Bureaucrat working for the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He is one of the three bureaucrats who pleaded with Superintendent Supervisor Onoda to delay Fuji'ishi's arrest. He is sitting on the right side of the sofa at the start of the episode. (He doesn't wear glasses.)
Manato? Washinaga(鷲永 学人) - Bureaucrat working for the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He is one of the three bureaucrats who pleaded with Superintendent Supervisor Onoda to delay Fuji'ishi's arrest. He is sitting in the middle of the sofa at the start of the episode. (He wears glasses and is the oldest of the three.)
Kenjirō Kawai(川井 謙次郎) - Bureaucrat working for the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He is one of the three bureaucrats who pleaded with Superintendent Supervisor Onoda to delay Fuji'ishi's arrest. He is sitting on the left side of the sofa, (He wears glasses.)
Yasuo Hitotsugi(一ﾂ木康雄) - Leader of the business yakuza Futami group(二見組).
Shūji Rokuhara(六原 修司) - Futami Group gang member(二見組構成員). He is a business yakuza who has been arrested in the past for causing injuries, He carried on his illegal business activities in Shinjuku using a dummy corporation located within the jurisdiction of Shinjuku second social pension office.
Superintendent Kakuta and his anti-organized crime division arrest Rokuhara for not paying pension premiums for non-existent employees in his dummy corporations. He had illegally applied to the Shinjuku Second Social Pension Office saying that these corporations had shut down to get out of making these payments.
His fingerprints were found on a glass shard taken from Fuji'ishi's body. The hotel's security camera captured him walking out of a hotel elevator around the time Fuji'ishi fell to his death. Rokuhara wasn't staying at the hotel so he didn't have any reason to be there at the hotel.
Yoshio? Tachibana(橘 義郎) - Member of the sōni who was investigating Fuji'ishi, Fuji'ishi had his business card when Fuji'ishi died. He told the Tokumeigakari pair that the sōni investigated Fuji'ishi because they suspected that he was pocketing pension funds being paid to deceased people. They were getting ready to arrest Fuji'ishi when they were ordered to delay making the arrest.
Shinji Mizuki(水木 信二) - Member of the sōni.
Kōken Onoda(小野田 公顕) - Superintendent Supervisor Onoda agrees the request made by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and delays Fuji'ishi's arrest. Fuji'ishi dies during that delay. He also meets Inspector Ukyō at a restaurant to confirm that the Ministry of Health and Welfare asked him to delay Fuji'ishi's arrest. At the end of the episode, he tells the inspector that without solid evidence, the police can't go after the head of the ministry.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 6 - At the Fenced City(フェンスの町で)
jūkō(銃口) - muzzle of a gun
ikaku(威嚇) - intimidation
omodatta(主だった) - main
kenmon(検問) - checkpoint
setch(設置) - installation
jūtai(渋滞) - congestion
rokata(路肩) - shoulder of a road
ojikedzuku(怖気づく) - be intimidated
tsūden(通電) - conduct electricity
toryō(塗料) - paint
shihan(市販) - commercially available
tata(多々) - many
jisaku(自作) - self made
tandokuhan(単独犯) - crime committed alone
yusōkei(輸送系) - transport system
sentō butai(戦闘部隊) - combat troops
sōkyū(早急) - too early
chiriteki(地理的) - geographically
sokujisei(即時性) - timeliness
kai'insei(会員制) - membership system
jūjitsu(充実) - complete
nirinsha(二輪車) - two-wheeled vehicle
nabi(ナビ) - navigation system, GPS system
kōseinōka(高性能化) - high performance
enpō(遠方) - far
dandō(弾道) - ballistic trajectory
sōsajin(捜査陣) - criminal investigation squad
aimai ni suru(曖昧にする) - obscure
shishōsha(死傷者) - killed and wounded
sōtei(想定) - assumption
tekikaku(的確) - accurate
kyōki(凶器) - weapon
seizō(製造) - manufacturing
reisei(冷静) - calm
tenaneru(手慣れる) - be used to
mōten(盲点) - blind spot
shiteki(指摘) - point out
takakuteki(多角的) - diversified
mohanteki(模範的) - exemplary
onsei(音声) - voice, sound
meiryō(明瞭) - clarity
kuniku no saku(苦肉の策) - last resort
kin'yū kikan(金融機関) - financial institution
kinkoshitsu(金庫室) - vault
hijō botan(非常ボタン) - emergency button
temoto(手元) - hand area, area around the hand
kenkai(見解) - view, opinion
hāfu kyappu(ハーフキャップ) - biking helmet
ri ni kanau(利にかなう) - serves an interest
kasabaranai(かさばらない) - not bulky
idetachi(出で立ち) - outfit
kidōryoku(機動力) - mobility
pinpōn(ピンポン) - sound of a buzzer indicating that the person answering a question got it right
seikatsu dōro(生活道路) - community road
shūhen(周辺) - around the area
jinsoku(迅速) - quick
taiya kon(タイヤ痕) - tire marks
shikaku(死角) - blind spot
torimatome(取りまとめ) - coordinate
iza to naru to(いざとなると) - when push comes to shove
shunbin(俊敏) - fast
atari dokoro(当たり所) - where a person was hit
kao ga kiku(顔が利く) - have a lot of influence in
meibo(名簿) - roster, register of names
tebura(手ぶら) - empty-handed
jūtōhō(銃刀法) - sword and firearms control law
kaisei(改正) - revision
kiteichi ijō(規定値以上) - more than a specified value
jun kūkijū(準空気銃) - quasi-air gun
shoji(所持) - possess
chōeki(懲役) - imprisonment
bakkin(罰金) - fine
ea gan(エアガン) - air gun
iryoku(威力) - power
yamashī(やましい) - guilty
sūchi(数値) - numerical value
kyōhaku(脅迫) - intimidation
hitogiki no warui(人聞きの悪い) - scandalous, disreputable
senpuku(潜伏) - hiding
tōsō(逃走) - escape, getaway
gunji kunren(軍事訓練) - military training
jiriki(自力) - own strength
otogame(お咎め) - blame
daitan na(大胆な) - bold
sama ni naru(様になる) - look good
mi ni tsukeru(身に着ける) - learn
moto jieikan(元自衛官) - former self-defense force member
bōsōzoku(暴走族) - motorcycle gang
uramichi(裏道) - back road
jikyō(自供) - confession
urazuke(裏付け) - proof, backing
nade orosu(なでおろす) - to feel relieved
iwakan(違和感) - uncomfortable feeling
ukekotae(受け答え) - answer, reply
kimo ga suwaru(肝が据わる) - to have guts
kagaku kigō(化学記号) - chemical symbols
hashirigaki(走り書き) - scrawl, scribble
fukugen(復元) - restoration
kibaku(起爆) - triggering device
kokudō zoi(国道沿い) - along the national highway
hōmusentā(ホームセンター) - hardware store
senmei(鮮明) - clear, vivid, distinct
kensaku(検索) - search
raikan(雷管) - detonator
akichi(空き地) - vacant lot
kusukusu(くすくす) - giggle
taikin(大金) - large amount of money
ikken rakuchaku(一件落着) - The case is closed.
jigen sōchi(時限装置) - timing device
bunseki(分析) - analysis
shorihan(処理班) - bomb squad
enkaku sōsa(遠隔操作) - remote control, remote operation
shinshō ga warui(心証が悪い) - bad impression
ryōkei(量刑) - sentencing
imadoki no(今時の) - these days, nowadays
toshigoro(年頃) - age
bijuaru kei bando(ビジュアル系バンド) - visual style band
hi ni hi ni(日に日に) - with each passing day
shokuba(職場) - workplace
kusa yakyū chīmu(草野球チーム) - amateur baseball team
Y nanbā no kuruma(Yナンバーの車) - license plate numbers starting with Y signify vehicles registered to US Military Personnel
shiyakusho(市役所) - city hall
taiken(体験) - experience
risutora(リストラ) - let go from work
gyōseki(業績) - performance
akka suru(悪化する) - worsen
massaki ni(真っ先に) - first and foremost
iradachi(苛立ち) - irritation
hassō(発想) - thought
kakutōgi(格闘技) - combat sports
toshu kakutō(徒手格闘) - weaponless fighting
itatte(至って) - very much, extremely
jitsuyōteki(実用的) - practical
bōgu(防具) - protective gear
kyūsho(急所) - vital areas on the body
kagaisha(加害者) - assailant, perpetrator
kawara(川原) - dry riverbed
gōdatsu(強奪) - plunder
totsunyū(突入) - plunge, rush in
yudan(油断) - letting one's guard down
kyōgū ga niteru(境遇が似てる) - similar circumstances
yaritogeru(やり遂げる) - carry through
yuitsu(唯一) - only
rikaisha(理解者) - understanding person
migoroshi(見殺し) - letting someone die without helping
kōsoku(高速) - short for highway
gādo shita(ガード下) - under the guard(rails)
boroboro(ぼろぼろ) - tattered
haisha(廃車) - scrap car
jijō chōshu(事情聴取) - voluntary questioning
sōdōin(総動員) - general mobilization
tōtoi(尊い) - precious
myōji(苗字) - surname, last name
aratame(改め) - revised
akumademo(あくまでも) - absolutely
yoso'ou(装う) - feign
ikaku(威嚇) - intimidation
omodatta(主だった) - main
kenmon(検問) - checkpoint
setch(設置) - installation
jūtai(渋滞) - congestion
rokata(路肩) - shoulder of a road
ojikedzuku(怖気づく) - be intimidated
tsūden(通電) - conduct electricity
toryō(塗料) - paint
shihan(市販) - commercially available
tata(多々) - many
jisaku(自作) - self made
tandokuhan(単独犯) - crime committed alone
yusōkei(輸送系) - transport system
sentō butai(戦闘部隊) - combat troops
sōkyū(早急) - too early
chiriteki(地理的) - geographically
sokujisei(即時性) - timeliness
kai'insei(会員制) - membership system
jūjitsu(充実) - complete
nirinsha(二輪車) - two-wheeled vehicle
nabi(ナビ) - navigation system, GPS system
kōseinōka(高性能化) - high performance
enpō(遠方) - far
dandō(弾道) - ballistic trajectory
sōsajin(捜査陣) - criminal investigation squad
aimai ni suru(曖昧にする) - obscure
shishōsha(死傷者) - killed and wounded
sōtei(想定) - assumption
tekikaku(的確) - accurate
kyōki(凶器) - weapon
seizō(製造) - manufacturing
reisei(冷静) - calm
tenaneru(手慣れる) - be used to
mōten(盲点) - blind spot
shiteki(指摘) - point out
takakuteki(多角的) - diversified
mohanteki(模範的) - exemplary
onsei(音声) - voice, sound
meiryō(明瞭) - clarity
kuniku no saku(苦肉の策) - last resort
kin'yū kikan(金融機関) - financial institution
kinkoshitsu(金庫室) - vault
hijō botan(非常ボタン) - emergency button
temoto(手元) - hand area, area around the hand
kenkai(見解) - view, opinion
hāfu kyappu(ハーフキャップ) - biking helmet
ri ni kanau(利にかなう) - serves an interest
kasabaranai(かさばらない) - not bulky
idetachi(出で立ち) - outfit
kidōryoku(機動力) - mobility
pinpōn(ピンポン) - sound of a buzzer indicating that the person answering a question got it right
seikatsu dōro(生活道路) - community road
shūhen(周辺) - around the area
jinsoku(迅速) - quick
taiya kon(タイヤ痕) - tire marks
shikaku(死角) - blind spot
torimatome(取りまとめ) - coordinate
iza to naru to(いざとなると) - when push comes to shove
shunbin(俊敏) - fast
atari dokoro(当たり所) - where a person was hit
kao ga kiku(顔が利く) - have a lot of influence in
meibo(名簿) - roster, register of names
tebura(手ぶら) - empty-handed
jūtōhō(銃刀法) - sword and firearms control law
kaisei(改正) - revision
kiteichi ijō(規定値以上) - more than a specified value
jun kūkijū(準空気銃) - quasi-air gun
shoji(所持) - possess
chōeki(懲役) - imprisonment
bakkin(罰金) - fine
ea gan(エアガン) - air gun
iryoku(威力) - power
yamashī(やましい) - guilty
sūchi(数値) - numerical value
kyōhaku(脅迫) - intimidation
hitogiki no warui(人聞きの悪い) - scandalous, disreputable
senpuku(潜伏) - hiding
tōsō(逃走) - escape, getaway
gunji kunren(軍事訓練) - military training
jiriki(自力) - own strength
otogame(お咎め) - blame
daitan na(大胆な) - bold
sama ni naru(様になる) - look good
mi ni tsukeru(身に着ける) - learn
moto jieikan(元自衛官) - former self-defense force member
bōsōzoku(暴走族) - motorcycle gang
uramichi(裏道) - back road
jikyō(自供) - confession
urazuke(裏付け) - proof, backing
nade orosu(なでおろす) - to feel relieved
iwakan(違和感) - uncomfortable feeling
ukekotae(受け答え) - answer, reply
kimo ga suwaru(肝が据わる) - to have guts
kagaku kigō(化学記号) - chemical symbols
hashirigaki(走り書き) - scrawl, scribble
fukugen(復元) - restoration
kibaku(起爆) - triggering device
kokudō zoi(国道沿い) - along the national highway
hōmusentā(ホームセンター) - hardware store
senmei(鮮明) - clear, vivid, distinct
kensaku(検索) - search
raikan(雷管) - detonator
akichi(空き地) - vacant lot
kusukusu(くすくす) - giggle
taikin(大金) - large amount of money
ikken rakuchaku(一件落着) - The case is closed.
jigen sōchi(時限装置) - timing device
bunseki(分析) - analysis
shorihan(処理班) - bomb squad
enkaku sōsa(遠隔操作) - remote control, remote operation
shinshō ga warui(心証が悪い) - bad impression
ryōkei(量刑) - sentencing
imadoki no(今時の) - these days, nowadays
toshigoro(年頃) - age
bijuaru kei bando(ビジュアル系バンド) - visual style band
hi ni hi ni(日に日に) - with each passing day
shokuba(職場) - workplace
kusa yakyū chīmu(草野球チーム) - amateur baseball team
Y nanbā no kuruma(Yナンバーの車) - license plate numbers starting with Y signify vehicles registered to US Military Personnel
shiyakusho(市役所) - city hall
taiken(体験) - experience
risutora(リストラ) - let go from work
gyōseki(業績) - performance
akka suru(悪化する) - worsen
massaki ni(真っ先に) - first and foremost
iradachi(苛立ち) - irritation
hassō(発想) - thought
kakutōgi(格闘技) - combat sports
toshu kakutō(徒手格闘) - weaponless fighting
itatte(至って) - very much, extremely
jitsuyōteki(実用的) - practical
bōgu(防具) - protective gear
kyūsho(急所) - vital areas on the body
kagaisha(加害者) - assailant, perpetrator
kawara(川原) - dry riverbed
gōdatsu(強奪) - plunder
totsunyū(突入) - plunge, rush in
yudan(油断) - letting one's guard down
kyōgū ga niteru(境遇が似てる) - similar circumstances
yaritogeru(やり遂げる) - carry through
yuitsu(唯一) - only
rikaisha(理解者) - understanding person
migoroshi(見殺し) - letting someone die without helping
kōsoku(高速) - short for highway
gādo shita(ガード下) - under the guard(rails)
boroboro(ぼろぼろ) - tattered
haisha(廃車) - scrap car
jijō chōshu(事情聴取) - voluntary questioning
sōdōin(総動員) - general mobilization
tōtoi(尊い) - precious
myōji(苗字) - surname, last name
aratame(改め) - revised
akumademo(あくまでも) - absolutely
yoso'ou(装う) - feign
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 6 - At the Fenced City(フェンスの町で)
Subtitle: At the Fenced City(フェンスの町で)
A masked man robs a post office with striking efficiency. (Note: In Japan, post offices also act like banks.) Though the police almost immediately sealed surrounding roads with checkpoints, they could not catch the culprit. The video surveillance footage captured the thief moving expertly throughout the ordeal. The Trio the Sōichi suspect a US military personnel from a nearby military base housing personnel in charge of planning, communication, and delivery while Lieutenant Kanbe suspects that this was a professional hit carried out by a seasoned bank robber. After noticing the thief make several critical mistakes, Inspector Ukyō instead suspects someone younger who doesn't have much money but has received some kind of combat training. Superintendent Uchimura orders Trio the Sōichi not to consider suspects from the base, and if someone suspicious from the base turns up, to report to him instead of making an arrest.
In order to track down the young culprit, the Tokuemeigakari pair first get hold of the members' list of amateur military circles operating in the area. Visiting the home of Kōhei Tsuchimoto(土本 公平), a junior high school student, the inspector notices that Kōhei's bicycles tires match the tire marks found near the scene of the crime. They visit the school he attends, but just before they have a chance to talk to him, the Sōichi arrest and take him away: his mother had turned him in after she found a stash of money inside his closet.
Kōhei is unfazed and confesses to the robbery. However, he keeps on changing his story. He first says that he stole the money because he run away and start a new life. Inspector Ukyō then finds chemical equations for a bomb written in his textbook, and CSI Yonezawa finds a list of ingredients necessary for making a bomb and a timer in a deleted computer file. Based on this, the Tokumeigakari pair find the hardware store next to the nation highway where the store's security camera recorded Kōhei purchasing supplies for making a bomb and a detonator, but oddly enough not a timing device. Kōhei then says that he wanted to blow up his classroom before running away. He didn't mention this earlier not wanting more charges pressed against him. He then reveals that he hid the bomb under the Friendship Bridge(ふれあい橋Fureaibashi) in Nishimachi(西町).
The police find the bomb, but it does not have a timer attached to it, nor could it have been detonated from a distance. This is odd because attaching the timer is a fairly simple task. When questioned about this, Kōhei says that he had trouble attaching the timer, but Inspector Ukyo reveals to Kōhei that he know attaching the timer isn't a difficult process. Kōhei changes his story once again to say that he actually wanted to use the money he stole to buy supplies for even more bombs so that he could blow up the entire school. Instead of running away, he was prepared died during the bombing. When Lieutenant Kanbe then asks why Kōhei didn't mention this from the start, Kōhei claims that he didn't want to give a bad impression. The inspector thinks this is odd - why would someone who is willing to die care about the impression he gives in the interrogation room?. What was Kōhei really planning? What caused this young man to plan on carrying out such drastic measures?
Locations
Nishimachi(西町) - Where Kōhei hid the first bomb. He hid it under the Friendship Bridge(ふれあい橋Fureaibashi) in an open area. Tsuchimoto is also being held at the police station here.
Kitazawachō(北沢町) - Kōhei hid the second bomb under an abandoned car under the guardrails of a a highway passing through this city.
dai san gēto(第３ゲート).- Third gate, Murakoshi planned to enter through the eastern fence's third gate into the base at night.
Other characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Kōhei Tsuchimoto(土本 公平) - 15 year old third year junior high school student. He was a victim of bullying at school after he had to change his last name when his parents got divorced. Murakoshi especially always beat up on him. However, he is a member of a military circle run by an ex Self-Defense Force member and has learned some combat fighting techniques. He claims that he still could not fight off the bullies because those bullies had connections to gang members and even yakuza.
He robs the post office with surprising ease, but is caught shortly afterwards after his mother turns him in. He keeps surprising cool and calmly answers questions the Tro the Sōichi and the Tokumeigakari pair ask him.
Yoshiaki Murakoshi(村越 良明) - He had Kōhei are in the same grade at the same school. The Tokumeigakari pair observe him beating up on Kōhei on the top floor of the school building. His schoolmates say that he always beats up on Kōhei.
Yukari Tsuchimoto(土本 由香里) - Tsuchimoto's mother. Her husband was a member of his workplace's baseball team. One day, he got into an argument with a resident US military personnel and got injured after getting punched. Though he reported the incident to the police and the government office, they were reluctant to investigate a case involving US soldiers. Her husband then formed a group of people who went through similar experiences. Shortly afterwards, he was laid off from his job and had a hard time finding another job. He started getting irritable, losing his temper, and physically abusing his wife. As a result, they divorced about an year ago. Her son is now starting to resemble her former husband and that scares her, creating a rift between mother and son. She did not talk much with her son and did not even know that her son was being bullied at school.
After seeing a TV news report about the robbery, she thought that the suspect resembled his son. Her fears were realized when she looked in her son's closet while he was at school and discovered a stash of money there. When she questioned her son, he claimed that he doesn't know anything about it. Some time later, she called the police and turned him in.
She says that her son was interested in things like model guns from an early age.
Yumi Murakoshi(村越 由美) - Yoshiaki's divorced mother who worked at a supermarket. She now spends time with several men from the base whom she calls her clients. She hasn't seen her son for a while.
Satō(佐藤) - Tsuchimoto's homeroom teacher.
Otaki(大瀧) - Military circle member who is associated with most military circles in the area. He gives the Tokumeigakari pair member lists from these military circles in exchange for not checking their air guns' air pressures (which, if too high, would be considered a violation of the Sword and Firearms Control Law.
Yamashita(山下) - Member of a military circle Kōhei belongs to. He shows a demonstration of the sparring technique he taught Kōhei to the Tokumeigakari pair.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 5 - A Fruitless Betrayal(背信の徒花)
chūshoku(昼食) - lunch
seikatsu anzenbu(生活安全部) - life safety division
dōkō no shi(同好の士) - like-minded person, people who share an interest, people of similar tastes, kindred minds
rosengoto(路線ごと) each route
shasō(車窓) - train car window
jōsha kankaku(乗車感覚) - the feeling of riding on a train
kindan shōjō(禁断症状) - withdrawal symptoms
shiromono(代物) - article
mōchō-sen(盲腸線) - a train line where the final (or the first) stop of the line does not connect to any other line, a "dead-end" station
haisen madjika(廃線間近) - about to close the line
shiryōteki(資料的) - documentary
Kokudo Kensetsushō(国道建設省) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
kanryō(官僚) - bureaucrat
Kasumigaseki(霞ヶ関) - Japanese Foreign Ministry
hazure(外れ) - outskirts
tanima(谷間) - valley, area between two buildings
tenraku shitai(転落死体) - corpse of someone who died from a long fall
okujō(屋上) - rooftop
surikizu(擦り傷) - scratch
Kokudoshō(国土省) - Land, Infrastructure Ministry
kakutaru(確たる) - convincing
uchikiru(打ち切る) - abort
shissō genba(失踪現場) - disappearance site
datō(妥当) - reasonable
omoi mo yoranai(思いもよらない) - unlikely
fukakai(不可解) - inexplicable
futa wo suru(蓋をする) - put a lid on something
kokkai(国会) - parliament
dōro kōdan(道路公団) Japan Highway Public Corporation
min'eika(民営化) - privatization
kōkyō jigyō(公共事業) - public works, public utilities
matsuwaru(纏わる) - follow, hang about
dangō(談合) - bid rigging
yaridama ni agaru(槍玉に挙がる) - to make an example of
kansei dangō(官製談合) - collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies
abaku(暴く) - uncover, expose
oimawasu(追い回す) - chase around
yabuhebi(やぶ蛇) - unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself, stirring up a hornet's nest
tanin no sorani(他人の空似) - accidental resemblance
mikiwameru(見極める) - make sure
kachū no kuri wo hirou(火中の栗を拾う) - pick up the chestnuts in a fire, to run a great risk
jiro jiro miru(じろじろ見る) - to stare
kōsokudōro(高速道路) - highway
kyōryō kensetsu keikaku(橋梁建設計画) - bridge construction plan
tazusawaru(携わる) - participate
gimon'shi suru(疑問視する) - questioned, held in doubt
shissō tōjitsu(失踪当日) - on the day someone disappeared
tonai(都内) - metropolitan area
uchiawase(打ち合わせ) - meeting
kaigishitsu(会議室) - conference room
yoyakusei(予約制) - by appointment
taichō jikan(退庁時間) - time when the work ends for the day, (in this case, ministry)
kotsuzen to sugata wo kesu(忽然と姿を消す) - suddenly disappear
chokuzoku no buka(直属の部下) - working under someone's direct supervision
kokoroatari(心当たり) - have knowledge of
shiite iunaraba(強いて言うならば) - if one is forced to say
shōshin(昇進) - promotion
jōshi(上司) - boss
uke(受け) - received
kachō hosa(課長補佐) - section manager
hikigane(引き金) - trigger
jinbutsuzō(人物像) - portrait, character of a person
hodo tōi(ほど遠い) - far away
omote no kao(表の顔) - the face someone shows to the public
keppaku(潔白) - innocent
sōba(相場) - a general way of thinking
shikaku(死角) - blind spot
hitome wo shinobu(人目を忍ぶ) - keep (oneself) from being seen
rakkakon(落下痕) - bruise marks made as a result of falling
chōsho(調書) - a statement of the facts of the case in a criminal charge
zongai(存外) - unexpected
gaiheki(外壁) - outer wall
suresure(すれすれ) - just barely
sore izen ni(それ以前に) - even before that
mioboe(見覚え) - recollection
tachinuki(立ち退き) - eviction
chakkō(着工) - start of construction
ikkō ni kamawanai(一向に構わない) - don't mind at all
konseki(痕跡) - trace
ginen(疑念) - suspicion
omoikomi(思い込み) - a subjective (biased, prejudiced) impression
sōsō ni(早々に) - quickly, as soon as possible
nyūkyosha(入居者) - resident
hikkonuku(引っこ抜く) - to pull something out
kōshō(交渉) - negotiation
funbaru(踏ん張る) - hold on, stand firm
shisetsu(施設) - facility
kaisetsu(開設) - open, establish
kensetsu yoteichi(建設予定地) - planned construction site
fu'un(不運) - bad luck
saki wo yomu me(先を読む目) - eye to read ahead
ki no doku(気の毒) - pity
mihanasu(見放す) - forsake
munashi'i(虚しい) - empty feeling
raikansha(来館者) - visitors
kisai(記載) - entry, record
nankō(難航) - difficulties
nanise(何せ) - at any rate
kikkake(きっかけ) - trigger
fusei(不正) - fraud
tsuikyū(追求) - pursuit
gōin(強引) - pushy
akui aru(悪意ある) - malicious
shisen(視線) - look, line of sight
zorome no hakkenbangō no kippu(ぞろ目の発券番号の切符) - repdigit number train ticket
tecchan(てっちゃん) - railway enthusiast
jadō kiwamarinai(邪道極まりない) - endlessness of wrongs
nanibun(何分) - any way
aima(合間) - in between
tansen(単線) - single track
ichiryō(一両) - one-car
unkō(運行) - train service
daiya(ダイヤ) - diagram, includes time tables
ze ga hi demo(是が非でも) - at all possible means
tsugō ga i'i(都合がいい) - convenient
tokage no shippo(トカゲの尻尾) - tail of the lizard
naimitsu(内密) - secret
shingen suru(進言する) - give a piece of advice or suggestion
seika(成果) - result, achievement
abura'age(油揚げ) - deep-fried tofu
tema ga habukeru(手間が省ける) - save the trouble, save the hassle
makeoshimi(負け惜しみ) - sour grapes
kakuremino(隠蓑, カクレミノ) - Dendropanax trifidus, Textoria trifida, species of tree
hinshu(品種) - breed
naegi(苗木) - seedling
seiboku(成木) - mature tree
naganaga(長々) - long
ukeiresaki(受け入れ先) - location where one is received, a place where one can stay
yakkaimono atsukai(厄介者扱い) - nuisance treatment
utsuri tsutsu(移りつつ) - shifting
arino mama(ありのまま) - as is
i'inogare(言い逃れ) - runaround
tomadou(戸惑う) - be perplexed, bewildered
anken(案件) - projects
mappira(真っ平) - to say absolutely not, to flatly refuse
tebanasu(手放す) - let go
omowaku(思惑) - speculation, expectation
nedzuku(根付く) - take root
haishin kōi(背信行為) - an act of disloyalty
ōjiru(応じる) - respond
kyōsei shūyō(強制収用) - compulsory purchase, expropriation, compulsory acquisition
shikkō(執行) - enforcement
tachiawaseru(立ち会わせる) - to be present at some event
magao(真顔) - serious face
dōseki(同席) - be present
ryōshūsho(領収書) - receipt
shuniku(朱肉) - vermilion inkpad
kokuhatsu(告発) - accusation
jigyōhi(事業費) - project cost
riken(利権) - right and interests
keotosu(蹴落とす) - drop kick
nyūshō(入省) - join the ministry
bukiyō(不器用) - clumsy
gonyūkyosha(ご入居者) - nursing home residents
chiridjiri(散り散り) - scattered
kensetsu gyōsha(建設業者) - builder
kyōhaku(脅迫) - intimidation
teguchi(手口) - modus operandi
himitsuri(秘密裏) - in secret
mawarikudoi i'ikata(回りくどい言い方) - periphrasis, a roundabout way of saying something
shikichi(敷地) - site
nanraka no(何らかの) - some sort of
rōjin fukushi shisetsu(老人福祉施設) - welfare facilities for the aged
furusato(故郷) - hometown
kōzō(構造) - structure
haneageru(跳ね上げる) - raise significantly
tsūjō(通常) - normal
hoshō sateigaku(補償査定額) - compensation estimate
goneru(ごねる) - whine
enshutsu(演出) - performance
naijō(内情) - inside information
tōsho(当初) - at first
kōtsugō(好都合) - convenient
kenmei(懸命) - work hard
hiraya(平屋) - single story house
dōri de(道理で) - no wonder
sōkuryō mitsumori(測量見積もり) - survey estimate
kare ido(枯れ井戸) - withered well
teppan(鉄板) - iron plate
ōu(覆う) - cover
yūshi(融資) - loan
jizen(事前) - in advance
senzai ichigū(千載一遇) - a golden
taigi meibun(大義名分) - just cause
yoishireru(酔いしれる) - intoxicated
jōjō no yochi ga nai(情状の余地がない) - without any room to plead extenuating circumstances
keibai bōgai(競売妨害) - interference with the auction process
shokuba(職場) - workplace
jikō(時効) - statute of limitations
mukizu(無傷) - uninjured
nin wo tokareru(任を解かれる) - relived of one's responsibility
kakarichō(係長) - chief clerk
hotobori ga sameru made(ほとぼりが冷めるまで) - - until the excitement cools down
kachō(課長) - manager
tokushin(特進) - special promotion
mura yakuba(村役場) - village office
adabana(あだ花) - a flower that bears no fruit
hōan(法案) - bill
honenuki ni suru(骨抜きにする) - watered down
kyōko(強固) - strong, adamant
taikei(体系) - system
aragaru(抗う,争う,諍う) - to defy, to resist
seikatsu anzenbu(生活安全部) - life safety division
dōkō no shi(同好の士) - like-minded person, people who share an interest, people of similar tastes, kindred minds
rosengoto(路線ごと) each route
shasō(車窓) - train car window
jōsha kankaku(乗車感覚) - the feeling of riding on a train
kindan shōjō(禁断症状) - withdrawal symptoms
shiromono(代物) - article
mōchō-sen(盲腸線) - a train line where the final (or the first) stop of the line does not connect to any other line, a "dead-end" station
haisen madjika(廃線間近) - about to close the line
shiryōteki(資料的) - documentary
Kokudo Kensetsushō(国道建設省) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
kanryō(官僚) - bureaucrat
Kasumigaseki(霞ヶ関) - Japanese Foreign Ministry
hazure(外れ) - outskirts
tanima(谷間) - valley, area between two buildings
tenraku shitai(転落死体) - corpse of someone who died from a long fall
okujō(屋上) - rooftop
surikizu(擦り傷) - scratch
Kokudoshō(国土省) - Land, Infrastructure Ministry
kakutaru(確たる) - convincing
uchikiru(打ち切る) - abort
shissō genba(失踪現場) - disappearance site
datō(妥当) - reasonable
omoi mo yoranai(思いもよらない) - unlikely
fukakai(不可解) - inexplicable
futa wo suru(蓋をする) - put a lid on something
kokkai(国会) - parliament
dōro kōdan(道路公団) Japan Highway Public Corporation
min'eika(民営化) - privatization
kōkyō jigyō(公共事業) - public works, public utilities
matsuwaru(纏わる) - follow, hang about
dangō(談合) - bid rigging
yaridama ni agaru(槍玉に挙がる) - to make an example of
kansei dangō(官製談合) - collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies
abaku(暴く) - uncover, expose
oimawasu(追い回す) - chase around
yabuhebi(やぶ蛇) - unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself, stirring up a hornet's nest
tanin no sorani(他人の空似) - accidental resemblance
mikiwameru(見極める) - make sure
kachū no kuri wo hirou(火中の栗を拾う) - pick up the chestnuts in a fire, to run a great risk
jiro jiro miru(じろじろ見る) - to stare
kōsokudōro(高速道路) - highway
kyōryō kensetsu keikaku(橋梁建設計画) - bridge construction plan
tazusawaru(携わる) - participate
gimon'shi suru(疑問視する) - questioned, held in doubt
shissō tōjitsu(失踪当日) - on the day someone disappeared
tonai(都内) - metropolitan area
uchiawase(打ち合わせ) - meeting
kaigishitsu(会議室) - conference room
yoyakusei(予約制) - by appointment
taichō jikan(退庁時間) - time when the work ends for the day, (in this case, ministry)
kotsuzen to sugata wo kesu(忽然と姿を消す) - suddenly disappear
chokuzoku no buka(直属の部下) - working under someone's direct supervision
kokoroatari(心当たり) - have knowledge of
shiite iunaraba(強いて言うならば) - if one is forced to say
shōshin(昇進) - promotion
jōshi(上司) - boss
uke(受け) - received
kachō hosa(課長補佐) - section manager
hikigane(引き金) - trigger
jinbutsuzō(人物像) - portrait, character of a person
hodo tōi(ほど遠い) - far away
omote no kao(表の顔) - the face someone shows to the public
keppaku(潔白) - innocent
sōba(相場) - a general way of thinking
shikaku(死角) - blind spot
hitome wo shinobu(人目を忍ぶ) - keep (oneself) from being seen
rakkakon(落下痕) - bruise marks made as a result of falling
chōsho(調書) - a statement of the facts of the case in a criminal charge
zongai(存外) - unexpected
gaiheki(外壁) - outer wall
suresure(すれすれ) - just barely
sore izen ni(それ以前に) - even before that
mioboe(見覚え) - recollection
tachinuki(立ち退き) - eviction
chakkō(着工) - start of construction
ikkō ni kamawanai(一向に構わない) - don't mind at all
konseki(痕跡) - trace
ginen(疑念) - suspicion
omoikomi(思い込み) - a subjective (biased, prejudiced) impression
sōsō ni(早々に) - quickly, as soon as possible
nyūkyosha(入居者) - resident
hikkonuku(引っこ抜く) - to pull something out
kōshō(交渉) - negotiation
funbaru(踏ん張る) - hold on, stand firm
shisetsu(施設) - facility
kaisetsu(開設) - open, establish
kensetsu yoteichi(建設予定地) - planned construction site
fu'un(不運) - bad luck
saki wo yomu me(先を読む目) - eye to read ahead
ki no doku(気の毒) - pity
mihanasu(見放す) - forsake
munashi'i(虚しい) - empty feeling
raikansha(来館者) - visitors
kisai(記載) - entry, record
nankō(難航) - difficulties
nanise(何せ) - at any rate
kikkake(きっかけ) - trigger
fusei(不正) - fraud
tsuikyū(追求) - pursuit
gōin(強引) - pushy
akui aru(悪意ある) - malicious
shisen(視線) - look, line of sight
zorome no hakkenbangō no kippu(ぞろ目の発券番号の切符) - repdigit number train ticket
tecchan(てっちゃん) - railway enthusiast
jadō kiwamarinai(邪道極まりない) - endlessness of wrongs
nanibun(何分) - any way
aima(合間) - in between
tansen(単線) - single track
ichiryō(一両) - one-car
unkō(運行) - train service
daiya(ダイヤ) - diagram, includes time tables
ze ga hi demo(是が非でも) - at all possible means
tsugō ga i'i(都合がいい) - convenient
tokage no shippo(トカゲの尻尾) - tail of the lizard
naimitsu(内密) - secret
shingen suru(進言する) - give a piece of advice or suggestion
seika(成果) - result, achievement
abura'age(油揚げ) - deep-fried tofu
tema ga habukeru(手間が省ける) - save the trouble, save the hassle
makeoshimi(負け惜しみ) - sour grapes
kakuremino(隠蓑, カクレミノ) - Dendropanax trifidus, Textoria trifida, species of tree
hinshu(品種) - breed
naegi(苗木) - seedling
seiboku(成木) - mature tree
naganaga(長々) - long
ukeiresaki(受け入れ先) - location where one is received, a place where one can stay
yakkaimono atsukai(厄介者扱い) - nuisance treatment
utsuri tsutsu(移りつつ) - shifting
arino mama(ありのまま) - as is
i'inogare(言い逃れ) - runaround
tomadou(戸惑う) - be perplexed, bewildered
anken(案件) - projects
mappira(真っ平) - to say absolutely not, to flatly refuse
tebanasu(手放す) - let go
omowaku(思惑) - speculation, expectation
nedzuku(根付く) - take root
haishin kōi(背信行為) - an act of disloyalty
ōjiru(応じる) - respond
kyōsei shūyō(強制収用) - compulsory purchase, expropriation, compulsory acquisition
shikkō(執行) - enforcement
tachiawaseru(立ち会わせる) - to be present at some event
magao(真顔) - serious face
dōseki(同席) - be present
ryōshūsho(領収書) - receipt
shuniku(朱肉) - vermilion inkpad
kokuhatsu(告発) - accusation
jigyōhi(事業費) - project cost
riken(利権) - right and interests
keotosu(蹴落とす) - drop kick
nyūshō(入省) - join the ministry
bukiyō(不器用) - clumsy
gonyūkyosha(ご入居者) - nursing home residents
chiridjiri(散り散り) - scattered
kensetsu gyōsha(建設業者) - builder
kyōhaku(脅迫) - intimidation
teguchi(手口) - modus operandi
himitsuri(秘密裏) - in secret
mawarikudoi i'ikata(回りくどい言い方) - periphrasis, a roundabout way of saying something
shikichi(敷地) - site
nanraka no(何らかの) - some sort of
rōjin fukushi shisetsu(老人福祉施設) - welfare facilities for the aged
furusato(故郷) - hometown
kōzō(構造) - structure
haneageru(跳ね上げる) - raise significantly
tsūjō(通常) - normal
hoshō sateigaku(補償査定額) - compensation estimate
goneru(ごねる) - whine
enshutsu(演出) - performance
naijō(内情) - inside information
tōsho(当初) - at first
kōtsugō(好都合) - convenient
kenmei(懸命) - work hard
hiraya(平屋) - single story house
dōri de(道理で) - no wonder
sōkuryō mitsumori(測量見積もり) - survey estimate
kare ido(枯れ井戸) - withered well
teppan(鉄板) - iron plate
ōu(覆う) - cover
yūshi(融資) - loan
jizen(事前) - in advance
senzai ichigū(千載一遇) - a golden
taigi meibun(大義名分) - just cause
yoishireru(酔いしれる) - intoxicated
jōjō no yochi ga nai(情状の余地がない) - without any room to plead extenuating circumstances
keibai bōgai(競売妨害) - interference with the auction process
shokuba(職場) - workplace
jikō(時効) - statute of limitations
mukizu(無傷) - uninjured
nin wo tokareru(任を解かれる) - relived of one's responsibility
kakarichō(係長) - chief clerk
hotobori ga sameru made(ほとぼりが冷めるまで) - - until the excitement cools down
kachō(課長) - manager
tokushin(特進) - special promotion
mura yakuba(村役場) - village office
adabana(あだ花) - a flower that bears no fruit
hōan(法案) - bill
honenuki ni suru(骨抜きにする) - watered down
kyōko(強固) - strong, adamant
taikei(体系) - system
aragaru(抗う,争う,諍う) - to defy, to resist
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 5 - A Fruitless Betrayal(背信の徒花)
Subtitle: A Fruitless Betrayal(背信の徒花)
CSI Yonezawa is a railroad mania (among many other things), and he is enjoying his lunch while watching a DVD recording of the scenery taken from the window of a train running along the Tōkaichi Line(十日市線 Tōkaichisen) when the Tokumeigakari pair drop by. Never to miss any details, Inspector Ukyō notices Akira Mishima(三島 章), a bureaucrat who worked for the Ministry of Land ans Construction, standing on the platform of Mamiya Station(間宮駅 Mamiya Eki). Mishima committed suicide 5 years ago, some time between the day he was recorded on this DVD and the morning afterwards. This was unexpected, since Mishima worked in the ministry building in Tokyo all day on 9/16, and Mamiya Station(間宮駅) is located sixty km away from Tokyo.
Superintendent Uchimura is not happy with the Tokumeigakari pair investigating this old case. Five years ago, members of sōni investigated Mishima for possibly colluding with constructing companies to rig construction bids. Some time after they started the investigation, Mishima's body was found. Those within the Keishichō worried that the public would blame them for making Mishima commit suicide. The superintendent wants to make sure that the public is not reminded of Keishichō's possible link to Mishima's death. Did Mishima really stay in the ministry building that day? What was he doing at a train station far away from Tokyo shortly before he died? Was he really colluding with construction companies?
Locations
Mamiya Eki(間宮駅) - Mamiya Station, a station located in Mamiya Village(間宮村) along the Tōkaichi Line(十日市線 Tōkaichisen). On this line, a single car train goes back and forth along a single rail, and the round trip takes about two hours. Akira Mishima(三島 章) was recorded standing on the platform of this station the day before his body was discovered.
Shin Nishitama Bashi(新西多摩端) - New Nishitama Bridge, Mishima was in charge of this bridge.
Nirayama Bashi(韮山端) - Nirayama Bridge, Mishima was in charge of this bridge.
Dai Ni Sekitani Rikkyō(第二席谷陸橋) - Second Sekitani Overpass, Mishima was in charge of this bridge.
Dai Ni Kan'etsu(第二関越) - Second Expressway, a highway planned for construction, Shin Nishitama Bashi(新西多摩端) connects to this highway, and this highway passes close to the Mamiya Station. Some people are questioning whether this highway is even necessary.
Keiyōen(敬葉園) - Nursing home located near the Mamiya Station.
Characters/Company appearing/mentioned in the story
Akira Mishima(三島 章) - Bureaucrat who worked for the Ministry of Land and Construction(国土建設省), He was in charge of bridges including the New Nishitama Bridge(新西多摩端 Shin Nishitama Bashi), the Nirayama Bridge(韮山端 Nirayama Bashi), and the Second Sekitani Overpass(第二席谷陸橋 Dai Ni Sekitani Rikkyō).
He supposedly committed suicide by jumping from the top of a tall building in Tokyo on 9/17 five years ago after mysteriously vanishing from a conference room at the ministry the previous day. Though he had mysterious scratches on his body and his work badge was missing, the police ultimately declared that his committed suicide because his shoes were left neatly on top of the building and they could not find evidence of murder. Because the building he jumped from is located only 700 meters away from the ministry building, the investigators at the time assumed that he walked straight from the ministry to this building before committing suicide.
Wataru Katakura(片倉 渉) - Bureaucrat who works for the Ministry of Land and Construction(国土建設省). He joined the ministry around the same time as Mishima. He is currently in charge of highways including the Second Expressway(第二関越 Dai Ni Kan'etsu) which is about to begin construction.
He first claims that he did not visit Mamiya Village(間宮村) on 9/16 nor did he see Mishima that day. However, Inspector Ukyō discovers evidence showing both claims to be lies. Katakura did go to Mamiya Station and met Mishima at the station that day.
Kōhei Sawamura(沢村 公平) - Bureaucrat who works for the Ministry of Land and Construction(国土建設省). He was Mishima's direct subordinate,
Sawamura shows the Tokumeigakari pair the conference room where Mishima worked the day before Mishima fell from the nearby building. Sawamura says that on that day, Mishima entered the room around 11 AM to work on documents he needed to prepare in a short period of time. When Sawamura entered the conference room again around 6 PM, Mishima had vanished from the room. The ministry's security cameras didn't record Mishima leaving the room or the ministry either.
When asked why Mishima might have committed suicide, Sawamura answers that Mishima was too straightforward. Mishima didn't get along with his bosses and they had been slow to promote him. Compared to that, Katakura, who started working in the ministry around the same time, had just been promoted to assistant manager.
Masaru Etō(江藤 大) - Head of the nursing home Keiyōen(敬葉園). He tells the Tokumeigakari pair that though he had worked to fight the eviction, he is forced to let go of the land because the Second Expressway(第二関越 Dai Ni Kan'etsu) will be passing through the property. He says that he feels sorry for the residents because most of the elderly residents there are people who had been abandoned by their family members.
At first, he says that he's never seen Mishima before and that he had only negotiated with Katakura from the Ministry of Land and Construction. He later confesses that Mishima had dropped by the nursing home several times to secretly help the nursing home's fight to stay there. He asked Etō to continue resisting, and he would find a way to halt the forced eviction somehow.
Kyōko Yoshida(吉田 京子) - A staff member working at the nursing home Keiyōen(敬葉園). She says that they've been planting a tree outside every time new residents moved in to the facility as a way of telling hi that this was their home.
Shizu Morimura(森村 シズ) - A resident of the nursing home Keiyōen(敬葉園), She keeps on watering a plant that never blooms for some reason. She says that her son brought her the plant, even though she calls just about everyone who visits the nursing home her son.
Later she tried to commit suicide by hanging herself because the nursing home was going to be shut down, and they could not find her a new home. Inspector Ukyō discovers that Mishima brought the plant she had been watering to the nursing home the day he vanished.
Takei Kensetsu(岳井建設) - Takei Construction, the company that will build the Second Expressway(第二関越 Dai Ni Kan'etsu).
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 4 - An Illusory Murder(錯覚の殺人)
jūtai(渋滞) - congestion
udon ko(うどん粉) - wheat flour
shōshin shōmei(正真正銘) - genuine
jundo(純度) - purity
komugiko(小麦粉) - flour
chūrikiko(中力粉) - flour around 9% protein, used in udon, okonomiyaki, takoyaki
sashidashinin(差出人) - sender
fushinbutsu(不審物) - unidentified object
fubin(不憫) - pity
atena(宛名) - addressee
kanakugi ryū(金釘流) - bad handwriting
zatsuyō(雑用) - chore
arakajime(予め) - in advance
gatera(がてら) - doing an activity that will achieve two goals at once, "... and ..."
chikaku shinrigaku(知覚心理学) - perceptive psychology
daiji ni itaranai(大事に至らない) - will not become a big problem
sōmubu(総務部) - general affairs department
keibi'in(警備員) - security guard
tesuri(手すり) - handrail
bekken(別件) - another matter
toruni taranai(取るに足らない) - inconsequential
odoriba(踊り場) - area between floors, specifically, the middle of the stairs that includes a larger non-sloping surface
goshiteki(ご指摘) - to point out
seisaku(製作) - production
muen(無縁) - unrelated
soukei(早計) - rash
seki wo hazusu(席を外す) - to leave one's seat
buhin(部品) - parts
ki ga kiku(気が利く) - to be thoughtful
kōyū kankei(交友関係) - friendship, associations
tabaneru(束ねる) - bundle
sōsō nai(そうそうない) - not often
bachi wa ataranai(罰は当たらない) - won't receive divine retribution
fushin(不審) - suspicious
mono'oto(物音) - sounds
bō'on(防音) - soundproof
kakushō(確証) - positive proof, conclusive evidence
bushitsuke(不躾) - impolite, bad-mannered
sakushi(錯視) - optical illusion
ōgi gata(扇形) - fan-shaped
tenkeiteki(典型的) - typical
Jasutorō sakushi(ジャストロー錯視) - Jastrow illusion
oku ga fukai(奥が深い) - profound
dai ichininsha(第一人者) - guru, leading person
shikaku(視覚) - vision, sense of sight
jōhō shori(情報処理) - information processing
zongai(存外) - unexpected
me wo azamuku(目を欺く) - deceive
ochi'iru(陥る) - fall into
miayamaru(見誤る) - misread, mistake for something else
engiha(演技派) - good at acting
shitate no i'i (仕立てのいい(仕立てのいい) - well cut, well tailored
itadakenai(いただけない) - does not match, does not fit
uchiawase(打ち合わせ) - meeting
suisengumi(推薦組) - talented non career policemen and women who were pulled from regional police departments to serve in the Keisatsuchō
roku demo nai(ろくでもない) - not good at all
isei kankei(異性関係) - relationships with the opposite sex
kōsai aite(交際相手) - dating partner
chi'i(地位) - status, social position
tsūwa kiroku(通話記録) - call logs
bunseki(分析) - analysis
hindo(頻度) - frequency
komimi ni hasamu(小耳に挟む) - happen to overhear
tegara wo yokodori suru(手柄を横取りする) - to steal someone's credit
tekkiri(てっきり) - surely
shūroku(収録) - recording
shōmei(照明) - lighting
temadou(手間どう) - to take time to complete something
iri jikan(入り時間) - times when someone entered the premises
kao wo dasu(顔を出す) - to make an appearance, to show one's face
orikomizumi(織り込み済み) - taking something into consideration
korinai(懲りない) - never learn
nao katsu(なおかつ) - furthermore
tanpo suru(担保する) - guarantee
kenzaika(顕在化) - actualize
kyōjutsu(供述) - statement
okotoba desuga(お言葉ですが) - I see your point but
bugaisha(部外者) - outsider
rinji(臨時) - special
sore niwa oyobanai(それには及ばない) - there's no need for something
shūroku basho(収録場所) - recording location
zenkai(全開) - completely open
kizai(機材) - equipment
han'nyū senmon(搬入専門) - moving professional
baito(バイト) - part-time job
tokuban(特番) - special program
kiai wo ireru(気合を入れる) - fire oneself up
magirekomu(紛れ込む) - slip into
shain sen'yō(社員専用) - for employees only
hitome ni furenai(人目に触れない) - away from public eyes
raibu(ライブ) - live
kōkai raibu(公開ライブ) - public live
shinriteki mōten(心理的盲点) - psychological blind spot
kaishū(回収) - collect
zaiko(在庫) - stock, inventory
onkyō kizai(音響機材) - acoustic equipment
magireru(紛れる) - be distracted
arakajime(あらかじめ) - in advance
me ni tomaru(目に留まる) - catch one's attention
furi wo suru(ふりをする) - to pretend
atakamo(あたかも) - as if
iwaba(いわば) - so to speak
damashie(だまし絵) - Trompe l'oeil
oshiego(教え子) - student
danjo(男女) - men and women
kari ni(仮に) - what if
ronriteki(論理的) - logical
toppina(突飛な) - quirky
mōsō(妄想) - delusion
butteki shōko(物的証拠) - physical evidence
reisei(冷静) - calm
kyakkanteki(客観的) - objective
senbun(線分) - line segment
enkinhō(遠近法) - perspective drawing
sashizume(さしずめ) - for the time being
taikutsu shinogi(退屈しのぎ) - killing time
hakari kaneru(測りかねる) - hard to measure or tell
kasetsu(仮説) - hypothesis
risshō(立証) - demonstrate, prove
yoso'ou(装う) - feign
kanchigai(勘違い) - misunderstanding
yusaburi(揺さぶり) - shake
an'i(安易) - easy
tekigaishin(敵愾心) - hostility
kasane gasane(重ね重ね) - over and over again
busuina(無粋な) - unrefined, boorish
muzōsa(無造作) - casual, in an off-hand manner
yoshiashi(良し悪し) - good and bad
aganau(贖う) - redeem, pay for
kuchiburi(口ぶり) - way of speaking
chosho(著書) - literary work
miotoshi(見落とし) - oversight
ichiren(一連) - a series
shinsō(真相) - truth
chokuzen(直前) - just before
kizai han'nyū(機材搬入) - equipment carrying
han'nyūguchi(搬入口) - service entrance, delivery entrance
ochiau(落ち合う) - meet, rendezvous
sōgū(遭遇) - encounter
tossani(とっさに) - right away, on the spur of the moment
myōan(妙案) - bright idea
takuhaibin(宅配便) - delivery service
ishōbu(衣装部) - costume section
henkyaku(返却) - return
funshitsu(紛失) - loss
azamuku(欺く) - deceive
daisha(台車) - dolly
jōkyō shōko(状況証拠) - circumstantial evidence
sanagara(さながら) - just like
hosei(補正) - correction
inshō zukeru(印象づける) - impress
haikei(背景) - background
takeru(長ける) - excel
shunji(瞬時) - instant
inochitori(命取り) - fatal
arō koto ka(有ろう事か) - of all things, the strangest thing happened
sen'nyūkan(先入観) - preconception
hanron(反論) - objection, refutation
gomeitō(ご名答) - right answer
fui ni(不意に) - unexpectedly
awaremu(哀れむ) - pity
hyōjō(表情) - facial expression
dōsatsuryoku(洞察力) - insight
kanpa(看破) - read thoughts
takuetsu(卓越) - excellent
shikō(思考) - thinking
kōdō genri(行動原理) - behavioral principle
chakusō(着想) - idea
jōjin(常人) - ordinary person
izen to shite(依然として) - as yet
udon ko(うどん粉) - wheat flour
shōshin shōmei(正真正銘) - genuine
jundo(純度) - purity
komugiko(小麦粉) - flour
chūrikiko(中力粉) - flour around 9% protein, used in udon, okonomiyaki, takoyaki
sashidashinin(差出人) - sender
fushinbutsu(不審物) - unidentified object
fubin(不憫) - pity
atena(宛名) - addressee
kanakugi ryū(金釘流) - bad handwriting
zatsuyō(雑用) - chore
arakajime(予め) - in advance
gatera(がてら) - doing an activity that will achieve two goals at once, "... and ..."
chikaku shinrigaku(知覚心理学) - perceptive psychology
daiji ni itaranai(大事に至らない) - will not become a big problem
sōmubu(総務部) - general affairs department
keibi'in(警備員) - security guard
tesuri(手すり) - handrail
bekken(別件) - another matter
toruni taranai(取るに足らない) - inconsequential
odoriba(踊り場) - area between floors, specifically, the middle of the stairs that includes a larger non-sloping surface
goshiteki(ご指摘) - to point out
seisaku(製作) - production
muen(無縁) - unrelated
soukei(早計) - rash
seki wo hazusu(席を外す) - to leave one's seat
buhin(部品) - parts
ki ga kiku(気が利く) - to be thoughtful
kōyū kankei(交友関係) - friendship, associations
tabaneru(束ねる) - bundle
sōsō nai(そうそうない) - not often
bachi wa ataranai(罰は当たらない) - won't receive divine retribution
fushin(不審) - suspicious
mono'oto(物音) - sounds
bō'on(防音) - soundproof
kakushō(確証) - positive proof, conclusive evidence
bushitsuke(不躾) - impolite, bad-mannered
sakushi(錯視) - optical illusion
ōgi gata(扇形) - fan-shaped
tenkeiteki(典型的) - typical
Jasutorō sakushi(ジャストロー錯視) - Jastrow illusion
oku ga fukai(奥が深い) - profound
dai ichininsha(第一人者) - guru, leading person
shikaku(視覚) - vision, sense of sight
jōhō shori(情報処理) - information processing
zongai(存外) - unexpected
me wo azamuku(目を欺く) - deceive
ochi'iru(陥る) - fall into
miayamaru(見誤る) - misread, mistake for something else
engiha(演技派) - good at acting
shitate no i'i (仕立てのいい(仕立てのいい) - well cut, well tailored
itadakenai(いただけない) - does not match, does not fit
uchiawase(打ち合わせ) - meeting
suisengumi(推薦組) - talented non career policemen and women who were pulled from regional police departments to serve in the Keisatsuchō
roku demo nai(ろくでもない) - not good at all
isei kankei(異性関係) - relationships with the opposite sex
kōsai aite(交際相手) - dating partner
chi'i(地位) - status, social position
tsūwa kiroku(通話記録) - call logs
bunseki(分析) - analysis
hindo(頻度) - frequency
komimi ni hasamu(小耳に挟む) - happen to overhear
tegara wo yokodori suru(手柄を横取りする) - to steal someone's credit
tekkiri(てっきり) - surely
shūroku(収録) - recording
shōmei(照明) - lighting
temadou(手間どう) - to take time to complete something
iri jikan(入り時間) - times when someone entered the premises
kao wo dasu(顔を出す) - to make an appearance, to show one's face
orikomizumi(織り込み済み) - taking something into consideration
korinai(懲りない) - never learn
nao katsu(なおかつ) - furthermore
tanpo suru(担保する) - guarantee
kenzaika(顕在化) - actualize
kyōjutsu(供述) - statement
okotoba desuga(お言葉ですが) - I see your point but
bugaisha(部外者) - outsider
rinji(臨時) - special
sore niwa oyobanai(それには及ばない) - there's no need for something
shūroku basho(収録場所) - recording location
zenkai(全開) - completely open
kizai(機材) - equipment
han'nyū senmon(搬入専門) - moving professional
baito(バイト) - part-time job
tokuban(特番) - special program
kiai wo ireru(気合を入れる) - fire oneself up
magirekomu(紛れ込む) - slip into
shain sen'yō(社員専用) - for employees only
hitome ni furenai(人目に触れない) - away from public eyes
raibu(ライブ) - live
kōkai raibu(公開ライブ) - public live
shinriteki mōten(心理的盲点) - psychological blind spot
kaishū(回収) - collect
zaiko(在庫) - stock, inventory
onkyō kizai(音響機材) - acoustic equipment
magireru(紛れる) - be distracted
arakajime(あらかじめ) - in advance
me ni tomaru(目に留まる) - catch one's attention
furi wo suru(ふりをする) - to pretend
atakamo(あたかも) - as if
iwaba(いわば) - so to speak
damashie(だまし絵) - Trompe l'oeil
oshiego(教え子) - student
danjo(男女) - men and women
kari ni(仮に) - what if
ronriteki(論理的) - logical
toppina(突飛な) - quirky
mōsō(妄想) - delusion
butteki shōko(物的証拠) - physical evidence
reisei(冷静) - calm
kyakkanteki(客観的) - objective
senbun(線分) - line segment
enkinhō(遠近法) - perspective drawing
sashizume(さしずめ) - for the time being
taikutsu shinogi(退屈しのぎ) - killing time
hakari kaneru(測りかねる) - hard to measure or tell
kasetsu(仮説) - hypothesis
risshō(立証) - demonstrate, prove
yoso'ou(装う) - feign
kanchigai(勘違い) - misunderstanding
yusaburi(揺さぶり) - shake
an'i(安易) - easy
tekigaishin(敵愾心) - hostility
kasane gasane(重ね重ね) - over and over again
busuina(無粋な) - unrefined, boorish
muzōsa(無造作) - casual, in an off-hand manner
yoshiashi(良し悪し) - good and bad
aganau(贖う) - redeem, pay for
kuchiburi(口ぶり) - way of speaking
chosho(著書) - literary work
miotoshi(見落とし) - oversight
ichiren(一連) - a series
shinsō(真相) - truth
chokuzen(直前) - just before
kizai han'nyū(機材搬入) - equipment carrying
han'nyūguchi(搬入口) - service entrance, delivery entrance
ochiau(落ち合う) - meet, rendezvous
sōgū(遭遇) - encounter
tossani(とっさに) - right away, on the spur of the moment
myōan(妙案) - bright idea
takuhaibin(宅配便) - delivery service
ishōbu(衣装部) - costume section
henkyaku(返却) - return
funshitsu(紛失) - loss
azamuku(欺く) - deceive
daisha(台車) - dolly
jōkyō shōko(状況証拠) - circumstantial evidence
sanagara(さながら) - just like
hosei(補正) - correction
inshō zukeru(印象づける) - impress
haikei(背景) - background
takeru(長ける) - excel
shunji(瞬時) - instant
inochitori(命取り) - fatal
arō koto ka(有ろう事か) - of all things, the strangest thing happened
sen'nyūkan(先入観) - preconception
hanron(反論) - objection, refutation
gomeitō(ご名答) - right answer
fui ni(不意に) - unexpectedly
awaremu(哀れむ) - pity
hyōjō(表情) - facial expression
dōsatsuryoku(洞察力) - insight
kanpa(看破) - read thoughts
takuetsu(卓越) - excellent
shikō(思考) - thinking
kōdō genri(行動原理) - behavioral principle
chakusō(着想) - idea
jōjin(常人) - ordinary person
izen to shite(依然として) - as yet
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 4 - An Illusory Murder(錯覚の殺人)
Subtitle: An Illusory Murder(錯覚の殺人)
The Tokumeigakari pair visit the Central Television(セントラルテレビ) station to report that the unknown powder delivered to the station was just regular flour. In Atsumare Tonchitchi(集まれトンチッチ), one of the kid's shows aired by the station a few days ago, the gang of characters ran out of flour for making udon because of the actions by the mischievous main character of that show. Apparently, one of the young viewers of the program decided to send some flour to the station so that Tonchitchi and his friends could finish making that udon. As they're about to leave the station, they hear that a female employee working at the station, Emi Yamana(山名 絵美), fell to her death in an unused studio in the building. As they investigate, Inspector Ukyō starts to suspect Kiwamu Kōda(好田 究), a professor of perceptive psychology at Jōtō University(城東大学), who arrived at the station entrance to record a variety program shortly after Emi's body was discovered.
Location
Suginami(杉並) - Yamana lived alone in an apartment in this district.
Central TV Shows
Luna Crisis - Band scheduled to perform live at Central TV station later that day.
Atsumare Tonchitchi(集まれトンチッチ) - Kid's show with the mischievous main character Tonchitchi. In an episode of the show which aired a few days ago, the gang ran out of flour to make udon because of the actions by Tonchitchi. A child who saw the show sent in flour to the station, but being a kid, didn't write the sender's address nor any explanation what the powder was. The station panicked after receiving the package and had contacted the police. After the mysterious powder was discovered to be flour, the Tokumeigakari pair was sent to the station to explain what had happened.
Timeline of Events
10:55 Professor Kōda calls Producer Ōoka at the Central TV station to tell the producer that he's stuck in traffic and will be getting there late, but by 11:30.
11:00 Emi leaves her office and heads to meet the professor in Studio A. The professor kills her shortly after meeting her.
11:15 The professor tries to leave though the parking lot exit but stops after seeing Luna Crisis fans standing outside the exit.
11:25 A security guard discovers Emi's body.
11:30 The Tokumeigakari pair are about to leave the station when they see Professor Kōda arrive at the station entrance. They also hear the station's security guards say that a woman fell from the top of the stairs in Studio A.
The time and days marked on Emi's calendar matching the time and days when Professor Kōda visited the Central TV station
22nd: 14 o'clock
26th: 18 o'clock
30th: 11 o'clock
Other
Tatsumi Kyūbin(タツミ急便) - Tatsumi Delivery Service. Luna Crisis fans waiting outside the Central TV station's parking lot entrance recalls seeing a deliveryman working for this delivery service walk out the doors shortly before 11:30. That fan calls this service Tacchanbin'no Haitatsu(たっちゃん便の配達).
Characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Kiwamu Kōda(好田 究) - Jōtō University(城東大学) professor of perceptive psychology. Recently, he has appeared on numerous TV programs. On the day Emi died, he visited the Central TV station building to appear on the station's variety program. Inspector Ukyō noticed that although the professor was wearing a pair of well tailored suits, he was also wearing a pair of sneakers.
Yoshihiko Iketani(池谷 佳彦) - Emi's colleague working at the Central TV station. He later tells the Tokumeigakari pair that Emi rejected his advances because she was already seeing someone. That someone was much older than her, and she called him "Sensei."
Ōoka(大岡) - Producer for the variety program at Central TV station, Professor Kōda calls the producer at 10:55 AM to say that he's stuck in traffic but will get there by 11:30. He was in the studio all morning until he went to meet Professor Kōda. Though Emi died in the adjacent studio, the studios are soundproofed, and he says that he did not hear anything.
Emi Yamana(山名 絵美) - 24 year old employee of Central TV station working in the general affairs department, Her coworkers described her as a quiet, thoughtful young woman who worked hard. She was Professor Kōda's student and attended his seminars until two years ago.
She stood up from her work desk around 11:00, and a security guard discovered her body at 11:25 in Studio A. Both her hand's handprints were discovered on the handrail at the top of the stairs, and the Sōichi determined that she fell to her death. Her lipgloss was found near her body, and Lieutenant Kanbe surmised that she fell trying to reach it after accidentally dropping it. Though she tied her hair back during work, she removed her hairband before she died.
CSI Yonezawa later looked through her cellphone log and discovered that she had talked to Professor Kōda numerous times.
Minoru Fukunaga(福永 ミノル) - The MC (master of ceremonies) for the variety show Professor Kōda appears in.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 3 - Miss Green's Secret(ミス・グリーンの秘密)
hoken gaikōin(保険外交員) - insurance salesman
aomuke(仰向け) - supine, flat on the back
kontō(昏倒) - swoon
kōtōbu(後頭部) - occipital, back of the head
kyōda(強打) - hit hard
bōjō(棒状) - rod-like
ōda(殴打) - strike, hit
busshoku(物色) - ransacked
ōtai(応対) - answering
enkon(怨恨) - grudge
karekore(かれこれ) - this and that
toukou(投稿) - submit
sodaigomi(粗大ごみ) - oversized garbage
kaden seihin(家電製品) - home appliances
kadan(花壇) - flower bed
fungai(憤慨) - resentment
uwabuta(上蓋) - top lid
suzuran(鈴蘭) - lily of the valley
zugara(図柄) - pattern, design
keisai(掲載) - post
rōfujin(老婦人) - old lady
fujō(浮上) - surface
kyōkatsu(恐喝) - blackmail
zenka(前科) - criminal record
shikkimu(シッキム) - rare tea from India
orenji barerīna(オレンジバレリーナ) - type of tulip
hinshu(品種) - breed
kyūkon(球根) - bulb
nae(苗) - seedling
kodōgu(小道具) - prop
tōsho(投書) - letter from a reader to the editor
tōde(遠出) - going afar
sura sura(すらすら) - smoothly
yoki(予期) - anticipation
kanshinji(関心事) - matter of concern
omoiegaku(思い描く) - visualize
tōrigakari(通りがかり) - passing along the way
haritsuku(張り付く) - stick to
kenmei(懸命) - earnestly
Shinchō(志ん朝) - rakugo performer
hapuningu dōga(ハプニング動画) - video recording of an event that (unexpectedly) occurred while the event was being recorded
fūkei(風景) - landscape
kin'nen(近年) - recent years
hinpan ni(頻繁に) - frequently
kawarimono(変わり者) - oddball
madogiwa(窓際) - deadwood employee
moteamasu(もてあます) - have too much
fuyōdo(腐葉土) - leaf mold
taihi(堆肥) - compost
kudo sekkai(苦土石灰) - magnesium lime
kuensan kayōsei maguneshium(クエン酸 可溶性 マグネシウム) - citric acid-soluble magnesium
sekkai hiryō(石灰肥料) - lime fertilizer
sansei(酸性) - acidic
chūwa(中和) - neutralize, counteract
kujiku(挫く) - sprain
kanshi(監視) - monitor, place under surveillance
tōnin(当人) - person in question
senryaku(戦略) - strategy, tactic
arisama(有様) - plight
kurōto hadashi(玄人はだし) - ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
nichiyōhin(日用品) - daily necessities
engei yōhin(園芸用品) - garden supplies
tsūhan(通販) - mail order
hassōmoto(発送元) - shipping origin
kisō suru(寄贈する) - to donate
ippō(一報) - message
mizudori(水鳥) - waterfowl
sai(際) - at that time
yachō zukan(野鳥図鑑) - wild bird picture book
suitō(水筒) - water bottle
sōgankyō(双眼鏡) - binoculars
sensai(戦災) - damage as a result of the war
heion(平穏) - peace
shinme(新芽) - sprout
mebuku(芽吹く) - sprouting
uiuishī(初々しい) - innocent, newborn
yachō(野鳥) - wild bird
nakasu(中州) - small patch of land in the middle of a pond or a lake
sazo(さぞ) - probably
gōin(強引) - by force
togireru(途切れる) - be interrupted
seishinteki(精神的) - mental
akushitsu(悪質) - malicious
kai'in(会員) - member
hinan(非難) - blame, condemn
sattō(殺到) - rush, flood
kusamura(草むら) - clump of bushes, thicket
getabako(下駄箱) - shoe rack
hason(破損) - damage
goryōshō(ご了承) - acknowledge
reijō(令状) - warrant
chinpira(チンピラ) - hoodlum
settoku(説得) - persuasion
shinsei(申請) - application
dantei(断定) - conclude, determine
rōjinkai(老人会) - a meeting of elderly people
sharei(謝礼) - reward
yakuhin(薬品) - drug
shōsan anmonia(硝酸アンモニア) - ammonium nitrate
seitsū(精通) - be well versed in, be an expert in
sōō(相応) - accordingly
itarashimeru(至らしめる) - to cause something to be in a certain condition
kinkyū haibi(緊急配備) - emergency deployment
tsūwa kiroku(通話記録) - call logs
shōgō(照合) - compare
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
shika i'in(歯科医院) - dental clinic
ōtō(応答) - response, answer
kichikyoku(基地局) - base station
shozai(所在) - whereabouts
tsuiseki(追跡) - chase, tracking
hitoke(人気) - people, signs of people
shoji(所持) - possession
bakuhatsu shorihan(爆発処理班) - bomb squad
bakushō(爆笑) - roar of laughter
meisaku(名作) - masterpiece
shagekihan(狙撃班) - sniper team
kōshōnin(公証人) - negotiator
michidzure(道連れ) - fellow traveler
share(洒落) - pun
tsukitomeru(突き止める) - locate
tsumu(摘む) - trim, pluck
settōzai(窃盗罪) - theft, larceny
misemono(見世物) - spectacle
kōshō yaku(交渉役) - negotiations officer
keibibu(警備部) - security section
dandōjō(弾道上) - on the path of the trajectory that a bullet takes
aomuke(仰向け) - supine, flat on the back
kontō(昏倒) - swoon
kōtōbu(後頭部) - occipital, back of the head
kyōda(強打) - hit hard
bōjō(棒状) - rod-like
ōda(殴打) - strike, hit
busshoku(物色) - ransacked
ōtai(応対) - answering
enkon(怨恨) - grudge
karekore(かれこれ) - this and that
toukou(投稿) - submit
sodaigomi(粗大ごみ) - oversized garbage
kaden seihin(家電製品) - home appliances
kadan(花壇) - flower bed
fungai(憤慨) - resentment
uwabuta(上蓋) - top lid
suzuran(鈴蘭) - lily of the valley
zugara(図柄) - pattern, design
keisai(掲載) - post
rōfujin(老婦人) - old lady
fujō(浮上) - surface
kyōkatsu(恐喝) - blackmail
zenka(前科) - criminal record
shikkimu(シッキム) - rare tea from India
orenji barerīna(オレンジバレリーナ) - type of tulip
hinshu(品種) - breed
kyūkon(球根) - bulb
nae(苗) - seedling
kodōgu(小道具) - prop
tōsho(投書) - letter from a reader to the editor
tōde(遠出) - going afar
sura sura(すらすら) - smoothly
yoki(予期) - anticipation
kanshinji(関心事) - matter of concern
omoiegaku(思い描く) - visualize
tōrigakari(通りがかり) - passing along the way
haritsuku(張り付く) - stick to
kenmei(懸命) - earnestly
Shinchō(志ん朝) - rakugo performer
hapuningu dōga(ハプニング動画) - video recording of an event that (unexpectedly) occurred while the event was being recorded
fūkei(風景) - landscape
kin'nen(近年) - recent years
hinpan ni(頻繁に) - frequently
kawarimono(変わり者) - oddball
madogiwa(窓際) - deadwood employee
moteamasu(もてあます) - have too much
fuyōdo(腐葉土) - leaf mold
taihi(堆肥) - compost
kudo sekkai(苦土石灰) - magnesium lime
kuensan kayōsei maguneshium(クエン酸 可溶性 マグネシウム) - citric acid-soluble magnesium
sekkai hiryō(石灰肥料) - lime fertilizer
sansei(酸性) - acidic
chūwa(中和) - neutralize, counteract
kujiku(挫く) - sprain
kanshi(監視) - monitor, place under surveillance
tōnin(当人) - person in question
senryaku(戦略) - strategy, tactic
arisama(有様) - plight
kurōto hadashi(玄人はだし) - ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
nichiyōhin(日用品) - daily necessities
engei yōhin(園芸用品) - garden supplies
tsūhan(通販) - mail order
hassōmoto(発送元) - shipping origin
kisō suru(寄贈する) - to donate
ippō(一報) - message
mizudori(水鳥) - waterfowl
sai(際) - at that time
yachō zukan(野鳥図鑑) - wild bird picture book
suitō(水筒) - water bottle
sōgankyō(双眼鏡) - binoculars
sensai(戦災) - damage as a result of the war
heion(平穏) - peace
shinme(新芽) - sprout
mebuku(芽吹く) - sprouting
uiuishī(初々しい) - innocent, newborn
yachō(野鳥) - wild bird
nakasu(中州) - small patch of land in the middle of a pond or a lake
sazo(さぞ) - probably
gōin(強引) - by force
togireru(途切れる) - be interrupted
seishinteki(精神的) - mental
akushitsu(悪質) - malicious
kai'in(会員) - member
hinan(非難) - blame, condemn
sattō(殺到) - rush, flood
kusamura(草むら) - clump of bushes, thicket
getabako(下駄箱) - shoe rack
hason(破損) - damage
goryōshō(ご了承) - acknowledge
reijō(令状) - warrant
chinpira(チンピラ) - hoodlum
settoku(説得) - persuasion
shinsei(申請) - application
dantei(断定) - conclude, determine
rōjinkai(老人会) - a meeting of elderly people
sharei(謝礼) - reward
yakuhin(薬品) - drug
shōsan anmonia(硝酸アンモニア) - ammonium nitrate
seitsū(精通) - be well versed in, be an expert in
sōō(相応) - accordingly
itarashimeru(至らしめる) - to cause something to be in a certain condition
kinkyū haibi(緊急配備) - emergency deployment
tsūwa kiroku(通話記録) - call logs
shōgō(照合) - compare
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
shika i'in(歯科医院) - dental clinic
ōtō(応答) - response, answer
kichikyoku(基地局) - base station
shozai(所在) - whereabouts
tsuiseki(追跡) - chase, tracking
hitoke(人気) - people, signs of people
shoji(所持) - possession
bakuhatsu shorihan(爆発処理班) - bomb squad
bakushō(爆笑) - roar of laughter
meisaku(名作) - masterpiece
shagekihan(狙撃班) - sniper team
kōshōnin(公証人) - negotiator
michidzure(道連れ) - fellow traveler
share(洒落) - pun
tsukitomeru(突き止める) - locate
tsumu(摘む) - trim, pluck
settōzai(窃盗罪) - theft, larceny
misemono(見世物) - spectacle
kōshō yaku(交渉役) - negotiations officer
keibibu(警備部) - security section
dandōjō(弾道上) - on the path of the trajectory that a bullet takes
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 3 - Miss Green's Secret(ミス・グリーンの秘密)
Subtitle: Miss Green's Secret(ミス・グリーンの秘密)
Hiroshi Nomura(野村 弘) was murdered in his home. Tatsuko Sasaki(佐々木 たつ子), a housewife, calls the Tokumeigakari office to report that she has vital information about this case. A while ago, a letter she wrote to the editor appeared in a magazine. In the letter, she mentioned finding a music box with a lily of the valley decoration on the murder victim's veranda. A short time before Nomura was killed, an old lady named Miss Midori came by to find out more about that music box. Inspector Ukyō instructs Lieutenant Kanbe to keep an eye on Miss Green. Miss Green injured her leg half year ago and has a hard time reaching items placed high. She hardly seems capable of killing a grown man in his twenties, but she seems to be hiding something...
Locations
Sei Yakobu Yōchien(聖ヤコブ幼稚園) - St. Jacob Kindergarten, Miss Green has been sending newborn plants to this kindergarten from time to time.
Kamizono Mae Kōban(神園前交番) - Kamizono Mae Police Box. The policeman working at this police box rushed to the park when Ms. Aoi passed away.
Mizutori Kōen(水鳥公園) - Waterfowl Park. Aoi passed away after falling into a pond here.
Nakanoku(中野区) - Nakano District. Atsuo Takei(武井 敦夫) lives here.
Uehara(上原) - Takei was heading in this direction when the police tried to track him down.
Minami Chūōkōen(南中央公園) - South Central Park. Miss Green meets Takei here,
Characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Midori Ninomiya(二宮 緑) - aka Miss Green. She is an old dignified lady who maintains an English garden in her backyard. She sends seedlings to a nearby kindergarten, St. Jacob Kindergarten, from time to time. She is proficient at using the Internet and orders daily necessities and gardening supplies through the Internet.
She never married in her life and had lived with her sister Aoi until half year ago when Aoi died in an accident.
She injured her legs half an year ago working in her garden and has a hard time reaching items placed up high. As a result, she walks around with a cane.
After Tatsuko's letter appeared in the magazine, Miss Green visited Tatsuko to ask about the music box with the lily of the valley on its outer cover that plays Pachelbel's Canon.
Inspector Ukyo thought it odd that one, Miss Green never asked why they interviewed her, and two, she left the bulbs of orange ballerina tulips in her box without moving them to a safe storage location for five days because she takes such a good care of her garden.
Because of these concerns, the inspector gets Lieutenant Kanbe to keep an eye on Miss Green. She promptly catches the lieutenant trying to spy on her and gets him to help her take care of her English garden. Later, Lieutenant Kanbe discovers a bent bloody walking stick hidden in her shoe rack.
Atsuo Takei(武井 敦夫) - College student and video mania who lives in Nakao District. He is the son of a dentist. His phone number was registered on Nomura's cell phone, Miss Green asks Takei to film a gathering of elderly people at South Central Park and meets him there.
Hiroshi Nomura(野村 弘) - 27 year old video mania and computer programmer who was found dead in his own apartment (room 105) 10 days ago by an insurance salesman. The front door to his home was left open. Nothing of monetary value was stolen nor was the room ransacked. He had numerous videotapes in his room.
He used the Internet screen name Charlie to post home videos of funny events he accidentally recorded. Some time after he started posting these videos, he started to create those accidents himself. Viewers vehemently complained, and he stopped posting his videos at the site.
Aoi Ninomiya(二宮 葵) - Miss Green's late younger sister whose hobby was bird watching. She had a heart condition and kept her medication inside the music box she carried around.
Half year ago, she died from an heart attack after falling into a lake in Waterfowl Park(水鳥公園 Mizutori Kōen),She had visited the park for birdwatching. She apparently dropped her bag in the pond at the park and had tried to retrieve it. She fell into the pond and pass away after suffering a heart attack shortly afterwards. A witness to this incident said that he didn't see anyone in the vicinity at the time. Inspector Ukyō noticed that the strap on her bag was 120 cm long. Since Aoi was 155 cm tall, she must have worn the bag across her shoulders. Worn that way, her bag shouldn't have slid off into the pond.
Tatsuko Sasaki(佐々木 たつ子) - She first talked to Lieutenant Miura then called the Tokumeigakari office to report that she had information relevant to Nomura's death. In a letter published in a magazine, she wrote that she saw a music box with a lily of the valley decoration on Nomura's veranda. Shortly before Nomura was killed, an old lady named Miss Green dropped by her house to ask about the music box.
Jin Takashina(高階 仁) - Principal of St. Jacob Kindergarten. He tells Inspector Ukyō that Aoi used the music box as a medicine case.
Masaharu Ishida(石田 正治) - Bird watcher who explained why birdwatchers at the lake leave their bags on the ground to Inspector Ukyō.
Masanobu Ikegami(池上 正宣) - Drug dealer whose arrest record includes arrests for drug dealing and blackmailing. A store clerk witnessed Ikegami and Nomura getting into a scuffle a few days before Nomura was killed. About half year ago, Ikegami seized Nomura's video because Nomura was walking around with a video camera near the place in the park where Ikegami had been selling drugs.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 2 - Farewell to Birdland(さよなら、バードランド)
daigasshō(大合唱) - big chorus
suzumushi(鈴虫) - cricket
hanare(離れ) - a cottage separate from the main building
shinketsu wo sosogu(心血を注ぐ) - put one's heart and soul into
rokotsu ni(露骨に) - blatantly
fukusuke ningyou(福助人形) - traditional china dolls associated with good luck in Japan
tonimo kakunimo(とにもかくにも) - anyway
haradzumori(腹積もり) - one's intention, plan
shukuhaku(宿泊) - lodging
seidō(青銅) - bronze
okimono(置物) - figurines
chōdohin(調度品) - small articles of items placed in a room
nakai(仲居) - waitress
shokuzenshu(食前酒) - aperitif
maneki ireru(招き入れる) - let in
aite ni suru(相手にする) - keep company
shusshi uchikiri (yotei)(出資打ち切り予定) - plans to abort investment plans
senmonsho(専門書) - specialized book
jazu ken(ジャズ研) - jazz study club
tomarigake(泊りがけ) - sleepover
haigorei(背後霊) - guardian angel
enkai(宴会) - banquet
kengi wo harasu(嫌疑を晴らす) - dispel the suspicion
owari yokereba subete yoshi(終わりよければすべてよし) - all's well that ends well
haikan(廃刊) - cease publication
jidai no nagare(時代の流れ) - trend of the times
hihyō(批評) - criticism
hensei(編成) - organization
Jerī Marigan karutetto(ジェリー・マリガン カルテット) - Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan Quartet from 1952
tachi(質) - character
hondai(本題) - main question, main issue
keishikiteki(形式的) - formally
buratsuku(ぶらつく) - wander
kyōmi bukai(興味深い) - interesting
tantō chokunyū(単刀直入) - straightforward
sakimono torihiki(先物取引) - futures trading
shugi(主義) - principle
inochi no onjin(命の恩人) - lifesaver
noboseru(のぼせる) - get dizzy
yubune ni tsukaru(湯船につかる) - soak in the bathtub
yu no ma(湯の間) - bathtub
chosaku(著作) - to write
taishū(大衆) - the masses
motoneta(元ネタ) - original story
shōshin(昇進) - promotion
ronbun(論文) - thesis
hima tsubushi(暇つぶし) - killing time
kagimawaru(嗅ぎ回る) - snoop around
riko shugi(利己主義) - egoism
jiyū honpō(自由奔放) - selfish, acting without care of the people around him or her
yuitsu(唯一) - only
saitaisha(妻帯者) - married man
gōin(強引) - forcibly
shūchi(周知) - well-known
atama ga kireru(頭が切れる) - have a sharp mind
aoiki toiki(青息吐息) - be in great distress
chūnen otoko(中年男) - middle-aged man
shūha sūtai(周波数帯) - frequency band
keiri(経理) - accounting
nandemo kandemo(何でもかんでも) - anything and everything
miryokuteki(魅力的) - attractive
oseji(お世辞) - flattery
bessō(別荘) - villa
ha no ukuyouna serifu(歯の浮くようなセリフ) - nauseating flattery
kansei yosōzu(完成予想図) - a picture of what a completed building would look like
kenchiku shikin(建築資金) - building fund
tanpo(担保) - collateral
yūshi(融資) - loan
meigi(名義) - name
gofusai(ご夫妻) - husband and wife
bō'on setsubi(防音設備) - soundproofed
kaoku(家屋) - house, dwelling
dōi(同意) - consent, agreement
nanraka no(何らかの) - some sort of
sōzoku(相続) - inheritance
yūkan(夕刊) - evening paper
kōkan satsujin(交換殺人) - exchange murder
fushoku(腐食) - corrosion
tenraku(転落) - tumble
kyōda(強打) - to hit someone or something hard
fumi'ita(踏み板) - footboard, step
saiku(細工) - workmanship
keri ga tsuku(けりがつく) - to be settled
suso(裾) - hem
hikikomisen(引込線) - service line
jin'iteki(人為的) - by a human's hand
tenzai(点在) - dotted
takuhaibin(宅配便) - express home delivery company
hane wo nobasu(羽を伸ばす) - spread one's wings
kibarashi(気晴らし) - pastime, recreation
kessō wo kaeru(血相を変える) - to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.
shitami(下見) - preview
yūdō(誘導) - lead, guide
haidenban(配電盤) - switchboard
iki wo fukikaesu(息を吹き返す) - come back to life
arakajime(あらかじめ) - in advance
tsūden suru(通電する) - turn on the electricity
suki wo miru(隙を見る) - see a chance
kaishū(回収) - recovery
gosan(誤算) - miscalculation
urate(裏手) - back side of the house
tachiban(立ち番) - guard, watchman
guru(ぐる) - accomplice
aranu kengi wo kakerareru(あらぬ嫌疑をかけられる) - to be falsely accused of something
tōza(当座) - for the time being
manugareru(免れる) - escape
soshi(阻止) - block
seishun(青春) - youth, springtime of life
sōmei(聡明) - sagacity
suzumushi(鈴虫) - cricket
hanare(離れ) - a cottage separate from the main building
shinketsu wo sosogu(心血を注ぐ) - put one's heart and soul into
rokotsu ni(露骨に) - blatantly
fukusuke ningyou(福助人形) - traditional china dolls associated with good luck in Japan
tonimo kakunimo(とにもかくにも) - anyway
haradzumori(腹積もり) - one's intention, plan
shukuhaku(宿泊) - lodging
seidō(青銅) - bronze
okimono(置物) - figurines
chōdohin(調度品) - small articles of items placed in a room
nakai(仲居) - waitress
shokuzenshu(食前酒) - aperitif
maneki ireru(招き入れる) - let in
aite ni suru(相手にする) - keep company
shusshi uchikiri (yotei)(出資打ち切り予定) - plans to abort investment plans
senmonsho(専門書) - specialized book
jazu ken(ジャズ研) - jazz study club
tomarigake(泊りがけ) - sleepover
haigorei(背後霊) - guardian angel
enkai(宴会) - banquet
kengi wo harasu(嫌疑を晴らす) - dispel the suspicion
owari yokereba subete yoshi(終わりよければすべてよし) - all's well that ends well
haikan(廃刊) - cease publication
jidai no nagare(時代の流れ) - trend of the times
hihyō(批評) - criticism
hensei(編成) - organization
Jerī Marigan karutetto(ジェリー・マリガン カルテット) - Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan Quartet from 1952
tachi(質) - character
hondai(本題) - main question, main issue
keishikiteki(形式的) - formally
buratsuku(ぶらつく) - wander
kyōmi bukai(興味深い) - interesting
tantō chokunyū(単刀直入) - straightforward
sakimono torihiki(先物取引) - futures trading
shugi(主義) - principle
inochi no onjin(命の恩人) - lifesaver
noboseru(のぼせる) - get dizzy
yubune ni tsukaru(湯船につかる) - soak in the bathtub
yu no ma(湯の間) - bathtub
chosaku(著作) - to write
taishū(大衆) - the masses
motoneta(元ネタ) - original story
shōshin(昇進) - promotion
ronbun(論文) - thesis
hima tsubushi(暇つぶし) - killing time
kagimawaru(嗅ぎ回る) - snoop around
riko shugi(利己主義) - egoism
jiyū honpō(自由奔放) - selfish, acting without care of the people around him or her
yuitsu(唯一) - only
saitaisha(妻帯者) - married man
gōin(強引) - forcibly
shūchi(周知) - well-known
atama ga kireru(頭が切れる) - have a sharp mind
aoiki toiki(青息吐息) - be in great distress
chūnen otoko(中年男) - middle-aged man
shūha sūtai(周波数帯) - frequency band
keiri(経理) - accounting
nandemo kandemo(何でもかんでも) - anything and everything
miryokuteki(魅力的) - attractive
oseji(お世辞) - flattery
bessō(別荘) - villa
ha no ukuyouna serifu(歯の浮くようなセリフ) - nauseating flattery
kansei yosōzu(完成予想図) - a picture of what a completed building would look like
kenchiku shikin(建築資金) - building fund
tanpo(担保) - collateral
yūshi(融資) - loan
meigi(名義) - name
gofusai(ご夫妻) - husband and wife
bō'on setsubi(防音設備) - soundproofed
kaoku(家屋) - house, dwelling
dōi(同意) - consent, agreement
nanraka no(何らかの) - some sort of
sōzoku(相続) - inheritance
yūkan(夕刊) - evening paper
kōkan satsujin(交換殺人) - exchange murder
fushoku(腐食) - corrosion
tenraku(転落) - tumble
kyōda(強打) - to hit someone or something hard
fumi'ita(踏み板) - footboard, step
saiku(細工) - workmanship
keri ga tsuku(けりがつく) - to be settled
suso(裾) - hem
hikikomisen(引込線) - service line
jin'iteki(人為的) - by a human's hand
tenzai(点在) - dotted
takuhaibin(宅配便) - express home delivery company
hane wo nobasu(羽を伸ばす) - spread one's wings
kibarashi(気晴らし) - pastime, recreation
kessō wo kaeru(血相を変える) - to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.
shitami(下見) - preview
yūdō(誘導) - lead, guide
haidenban(配電盤) - switchboard
iki wo fukikaesu(息を吹き返す) - come back to life
arakajime(あらかじめ) - in advance
tsūden suru(通電する) - turn on the electricity
suki wo miru(隙を見る) - see a chance
kaishū(回収) - recovery
gosan(誤算) - miscalculation
urate(裏手) - back side of the house
tachiban(立ち番) - guard, watchman
guru(ぐる) - accomplice
aranu kengi wo kakerareru(あらぬ嫌疑をかけられる) - to be falsely accused of something
tōza(当座) - for the time being
manugareru(免れる) - escape
soshi(阻止) - block
seishun(青春) - youth, springtime of life
sōmei(聡明) - sagacity
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 2 - Farewell to Birdland(さよなら、バードランド)
Subtitle: Farewell to Birdland(さよなら、バードランド)
Inspector Ukyō and Lieutenant Kanbe return a Taishō era Fukuske doll that the police needed in a now-closed case back to its owner, but miss the last return bus for the day after losing their way. Reluctantly, they decide to stay nearby for the night. They end up ordering beef stew at a nearby restaurant where they see Kazuki Aoyagi(青柳 和樹) also enjoying his dinner at a nearby table. Once they finish their dinners, they head to an inn where they discover Trio the Sōichi and the other Keishichō officers investigating Tetsuo Hirota(広田 哲夫)'s murder. Hirota was a managing director of a trading company who recently decided to stop funding Aoyagi's Jazz magazine Birdland. Though Aoyagi has a motive for killing Hirota, the Tokuemeigakari pair saw Aoyagi eating dinner when Hirota was murdered. Who killed HIrota and why?
Locations
Shirayama Tenbōdai(白山展望台) - Aoyagi tells his friends that he is calling from the parking lot here at the start of the episode.
Characters appearing/mentioned in the story
The college jazz band mentioned in the story had five members: Kazuki Aoyagi(青柳 和樹), Yoshihiko Kuroki(黒木 芳彦), Rie Kuroki(黒木 梨絵), Sōichirō Uno(宇野 宗一郎), and Masao Watanabe(渡辺 政雄). Kuroki married Rie and the four guys meet every 3 years, even 20 years after they graduated from college. The band always played the song "You Are My Everything" at the end of their performances. That was Rie's favorite song and the song recorded on the cassette tape found in Aoyagai's villa's wine cellar.
Kazuki Aoyagi(青柳 和樹) - He was one of the jazz band members and played the saxophone in the band. He was the cleverest of the four, but now struggles to sell a self-published jazz magazine called Birdland. In fact, Tetsuo Hirota(広田 哲夫) of Eimei Bussan(英明物産) decided to stop funding the magazine before Hirota was killed.
He is the only member of the reunion to get to the inn separately. The other three members took Kuroki's car to get to the inn. He was eating dinner at the restaurant Walnut between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. The Tokumeigakari pair got to the restaurant around 5:45 and sawo Aoyaki eating in the establishment. He says that he ate dinner at the restaurant knowing that dinner would be served at the reunion because he was initially ambivalent about attending because he was losing funding for his magazine but changed his mind while eating dinner and ended up driving to the inn.
Later, when they discover Kuroki's body, Aoyagi comes in to the villa a short time after Uno and Watanabe. He was wearing driving gloves.
Yoshihiko Kuroki(黒木 芳彦) - He was one of the jazz band members and played the trumpet in the band. He is the only member who wears glasses.
Now, he is the president of his own company, Office Kuroki who plans CMs. He married Rie Kuroki(黒木 梨絵), the pianist in the band, and is the only former band member to marry. He is known to be a ladies' man, and he supposedly is carrying on an affair with a younger woman.
After arriving at the inn, Kuroki supposedly drank wine and stayed in the room before all the commotion started, He claims that he heard chirping crickets when Aoyagi called,
He plans to build an apartment in the city. Construction is scheduled to start at the beginning of next year. He used the land as a collateral to borrow money from the bank. The land and building are in his wife's name. He plans to live in one of the rooms in the apartment, but did not include plans to soundproof the room even though his wife plays the piano.
Kuroki also owns a villa near an inn. He dies there after falling down the stairs leading to the wine cellar. Someone cut the wires carrying electricity into the villa, and power was out inside the villa. Young people often loiter around the area, and his villa's electrical wires had been cut before. After his death, police discover a pair of bloody gloves among his belongings.
Rie Kuroki(黒木 梨絵), nee Yamazaki(山崎) - She was one of the jazz band members and played the piano in the band. She was Watanabe's girlfriend during college, but she is now married to Yoshihiko Kuroki(黒木 芳彦). She comes from a wealthy family and owns the land and the apartment that will be built on the land.
She was in Akita Prefecture visiting her aunt during the entire reunion, including when her husband died. She last saw her husband the morning he left for the reunion. She received the plane ticket for Akita Prefecture and a typed letter addressed from her husband encouraging her to go have some fun. Her husband had surprised her in a similar way sending tickets to plays in the past.
Sōichirō Uno(宇野 宗一郎) - He was one of the jazz band members and played the bass in the band.
He is now an associate professor at Tōto University(東都大) specializing in American folk songs, He has published numerous books and is about to be appointed professor. However, the first book that brought him fame was in fact a collaborative work between him and Aoyagi, at least according to Watanabe. Uno later claims that most of what's in that book is his own original work, however.
After arriving at the inn, he took a dip in the hot springs, then walked around until he heard the sirens. The Tokumeigakari pair question him at the bar in the inn.
Masao Watanabe(渡辺 政雄) - He was one of the jazz band members and played the drums in the band.
He now works in sales at Kudan Commercial Business(九段商事 Kudan Shōji). Ten years ago, his father lost a lot of money in futures trading. Aoyagi loaned Watanabe the money to cover the debt, and Watanabe has considered Aoyagi as a life-saver since then.
Watanabe went on a walk after arriving at the inn, Lieutenant Kanbe questions him in the hot springs.
Tetsuo Hirota(広田 哲夫) - New managing director of Eimei Bussan(英明物産). For some reason, he is staying at the same inn as the reunion. Hirota decided to stop funding Aoyagi's magazine Birdland and Aoyagi's small publishing company. He was last seen alive at 5:30PM when the maid brought the dinner wine. His bludgeoned body was discovered at 6:00PM.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Selected Words from Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 1 - The Canary's Daughter(カナリアの娘)
beruto chakuyō sain(ベルト着用サイン) - seatbelt sign (on an airplane)
moromoro no jijō(諸々の事情) - various circumstances
gizō(偽造) - forgery
taken(他県) - another prefecture
torishimari(取り締まり) - crackdown, make an arrest
busaiku(不細工) - clumsy
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
morotomo(諸共) - along with, together
kotsuzen to(忽然と) - suddenly
fukakai kiwamarinai(不可解きまわりない) - inexplicable
kōei(光栄) - honor
atorie(アトリエ) - atelier
shokuzai(食材) - foodstuff
jisui(自炊) - cooking for oneself
Kansai(関西) - Kansai region
shiensha(支援者) -supporter
shōsū seiei(少数精鋭) - select few
tekizai tekisho(適材適所) - right man in the right place
tōroku jōhō shōkai shisutemu(登録情報照会システム) - registration information inquiry system
gaitōsha(該当者) - person matching the results
idai(偉大) - greatness
kakumei senshi(革命戦士) - revolutionary warrior
meigi(名義) - name
rusutaku(留守宅) - empty home
amado(雨戸) - shutter, blind
akisu yoke(空き巣よけ) - for preventing theft, for avoiding break-ins
ma ga nukeru(間が抜ける) - to be foolish
jūkyo shin'nyū(住居侵入) - breaking and entering
sewa ga nai(世話がない) - there is no problem
jūnin(住人) - resident
kūdō(空洞) - cavity, hollow
sōsō(早々) - as soon as
genmitsu(厳密) - strict
sashite(さして) - not that much
chūnen dansei(中年男性) - middle-aged man
hiai(悲哀) - sorrow, pain, anguish
dekai tsura(でかい面) - arrogant
sokkoku(即刻) - immediately
buchōshitsu(部長室) - superintendent's room
gaisen(外線) - outside telephone line
tsumoru(積もる) - pile up
mukashi no yoshimi(昔の好) - someone you knew a while back, but haven't kept in touch
owarai(お笑い) - comedy
kentō(検討) - consider
kōseki(功績) - achievement
menjiru(免じる) - dismiss, exempt
onbin(穏便) - gentle, quietly
hanare kojima(離れ小島) - a small island located far away from mainland
haizoku(配属) - assignment
sashizu(指図) - instruction
tsukimatou(付きまとう) - haunt
ōgosho(大御所) - mogus
isuwaru(居座る) - stay
monozuki(物好き) - curious
onkisegamashī(恩着せがましい) - as if doing someone a big favor
keibikyoku(警備局) - security bureau
sayoku(左翼) - leftist
kagekiha(過激派) - extremist
satogaeri(里帰り) - homecoming
dōshi(同士) - comrade
tashō naritomo(多少なりとも) - to some extent, even if only a little
tenkō(転向) - switch, change
na wo haseru(名を馳せる) - to become famous
sesse to(せっせと) - diligently
kōmuin shiken(公務員試験) - civil servant examination
bakuro(暴露) - exposure
iwaku(曰く) - say
gensō(幻想) - fantasy
noppiki naranai jijō(のっぴきならない事情) - unavoidable circumstances, damning circumstances
kyōyō sareru(強要される) - is forced to do
kōkan jōken(交換条件) - exchange condition, bargaining point
soshi(阻止) - halt, prevent
kōshō(交渉) - negotiation
nyūkoku(入国) - enter a country
fusei shiyō(不正使用) - unauthorized use
fusoku no jitai(不測の事態) - unforeseen circumstance
kaishū(回収) - take, collect
honten(本店) - head office
sukatto suru(スカッとする) - to feel completely satisfied
rachi kankin(拉致監禁) - abduction and confinement
shinkō seiryoku(新興勢力) - newly-risen class
kizon(既存) - existing
toriwake(とりわけ) - especially
kako no eikō(過去の栄光) - old glory
sacchi(察知) - infer
fūzen no tomoshibi(風前の灯) - to be in a extremely precarious position
shisō naki hakai katsudō(思想なき破壊活動) - acts of destruction without any backing ideology
keishi sōkan(警視総監) - commissioner
sakidatte(先立って) - prior to
pin to kuru(ピンとくる) - to come to a realization, to get/understand something
shuto Tōkyō(首都東京) - capital Tokyo
kuwadateru(企てる) - attempt
hyōteki(標的) - target
kan'yū(勧誘) - solicitation
moppara(もっぱら) - exclusively
tōzen to gotoku(当然のごとく) - as a matter of course
taishōgai(対象外) - exempt
kenkyo(検挙) - arrest
man ga ichi(万が一) - by any chance
tōzen no shochi(当然の処置) - taking the steps that needed to be taken
jōen(上演) - performing at, running at
aratamete(改めて) - again, anew
seibutsugaku teki(生物学的) - biological
ketsuen(血縁) - related by blood
mucha(無茶) - rash, reckless, unreasonable
yakusho(役所) - government office
kanshi(監視) - monitor
supai jimita mane(スパイじめた真似) - imitating what a spy would do
kenmohororo(けんもほろろ) - coldly stay away, coldly refuse, unwilling to even deal with the subject
gaishutsu kinshi(外出禁止) - not allowed to go outside
angai(案外) - against expectations
totsujo(突如) - suddenly
bukimi(不気味) - eerie
yakkyoku(薬局) - drugstore
kimazui(気まずい) - awkward
seiri yōhin(生理用品) - sanitary items
yudan taiteki(油断大敵) - Overconfidence is your biggest enemy.
tōmen(当面) - for the time being
inochi ni betsujō wa nai(命に別状はない) - not life-threatening
yukue(行方) - whereabouts
gekitai(撃退) - chase away, to remove as a threat
shibutsu(私物) - personal belongings
shiwa(しわ) - wrinkle
meian(名案) - good idea
dewa nochi hodo(では後ほど) - see you later then, talk to you later then
urochoro suru(うろちょろする) - to loiter
genmetsu(幻滅) - disillusionment
iwakan(違和感) - uncomfortable feeling
jūryō(重量) - weight
hema(へま) - bungle
kyūkyo(急遽) - hurriedly
ī konjō shi teru(いい根性してる) - daring
shindoi(しんどい) - bothersome
hamoru(ハモる) - doing well together
hibi(日々) - day to day
tensō(転送) - transfer
tearana mane(手荒なまね) - to use violence
shikō(思考) - thoughts
chokuchoku(ちょくちょく) - frequently
bōjakubujin(傍若無人) - rude and arrogant, insolent
kyōgen(狂言) - trick
guru(ぐる) - accomplice
ichi ichi(いちいち) - each time
gōhōteki(合法的) - legal
taizai(滞在) - stay
shikaru beki(然るべき) - appropriate
taritomo(たりとも) - not even (one)
seijinshiki(成人式) - coming-of-age ceremony
gomeitō(ご名答) - correct answer
gonyogonyo to(ごにょごにょと) - in a mumbling tone
shokken ran'yō(職権乱用) - abuse of power
yamashī(やましい) - guilty
yōgi(容疑) - charge
konkyo(根拠) - basis
futō sōsa(不当捜査) - illegal investigation
hakushin no(迫真の) - true to life, very realistic
socchoku(率直) - frankness
chokushin chū(直進中) - while heading straight ahead
rokata(路肩) - shoulder
teisha(停車) - stop
shinbō(辛抱) - patience
kigae(着替え) - change of clothes
dōnendai(同年代) - the same generation, age
kekkon sōdanjo(結婚相談所) - marriage agency
dai shisanka(大資産家) - a very wealthy person
kotoba takumi ni sosonokasu(言葉巧みに唆す) - abet with sweet cajoling words
bungyōsei(分業制) - division of labor system
tesaki ga kiyō(手先が器用) - to have dextrous hands
shukkoku kiroku dēta(出国記録データ) - departure record data
kaizan(改ざん) - falsification
sanzan(散々) - terrible
keshi'in(消印) - postmark
sashidashinin(差出人) - sender
tsudzuru(綴る) - spell
kokorozashi(志) - will
uso itsuwari(嘘偽り) - pretense
muko no inochi(無辜の命) - innocent life
tsūretsu(痛烈) - scathing
migatte(身勝手) - self-indulgence
usseki(鬱積) - pent-up
shiuchi(仕打ち) - disservice
otoshi'ireru(陥れる) - entrap
seikei gakubu(政経学部) - major in economy and politics
osananajimi(幼馴染) - friend from infancy
bōsōzoku agari(暴走族上がり) - motorcycle gang up
seibikō(整備工) - mechanic
shin sayoku(新左翼) - new left
busō tōsō(武装闘争) - armed struggle
saigen(再現) - reproduction
(o)tagai no rigai(お互いの利害) - the interests of each other
gei hin kan(迎賓館) - reception hall
shisatsudan(視察団) - inspectorate, group of inspectors
kangei bansankai(歓迎晩餐会) - welcome dinner
ajito(アジト) - den
atochi(跡地) - vacant lot
ochibure hateta(落ちぶれ果てた) - down-and-out
nasake(情け) - mercy
tsuiseki(追跡) - pursuit
kakushō(確証) - positive proof
seizō(製造) - manufacturing
konseki(痕跡) - trace
otagai sama(お互い様) - to be in the same predicament
imashigata(今しがた) - just
fun'sō chitai(紛争地帯) - conflict zone
saizensen(最前線) - forefront (of a battle zone)
oyobanai(及ばない) - unnecessary
sube(術) - way to do something, means
torihiki(取引) - transaction
kusshinai(屈しない) - not succumb or yield to
isamashī(勇ましい) - brave
tero misui(テロ未遂) - (failed) terrorism attempt
gōmon(拷問) - torture
sen'nyū(潜入) - infiltration
senpuku saki(潜伏先) - where someone is hiding
yozai(余罪) - other crimes, further offenses
meihaku(明白) - obvious
chaban(茶番) - farce
taiho geki(逮捕劇) - theater-like pre-scripted sequence of events leading to an arrest (for this case)
ma no nukueta kan ga inamenai(間の抜けた感が否めない) - feels foolish
busshō(物証) - evidence
jōkyō shōko(状況証拠) - circumstantial evidence
sokorade(そこらで) - around that amount of time
ainiku(あいにく) - unfortunately
yūsen jun'i(優先順位) - order or priority
hakari ni kakeru made mo nai(秤にかけるまでもない) - not even necessary to place on a balance
taisei(態勢) - attitude or way of thinking, how one would react to a situation
sonbō ni kakawaru(存亡に関わる) - question of life or death
kokka keisatsu(国家警察) - national police
jifu(自負) - strong pride
shiji suru(支持する) - support, uphold
jūnan(柔軟) - flexible
ikoku no chi(異国の地) - foreign land
mimamoru(見守る) - watch over
imiai(意味合い) - implication
daisoreta koto(大それたこと) - outrageous
hisomu(潜む) - lurk
zange(懺悔) - confession
kuiru(悔いる) - regret
gekirin ni fureru(逆鱗に触れる) - to infuriate
kyoro kyoro(きょろきょろ) - look around restlessly
seigi no mikata(正義の味方) - knight in shining armor
muron(無論) - of course, naturally
hitei(否定) - deny, repudiate
kenshō(検証) - verification
fu ni ochiru(腑に落ちる) - to understand, to be satisfied with
sekkachi(せっかち) - impatient
koryōriya(小料理屋) - a small restaurant, an eating house
toritatete(取り立てて) - special
moromoro no jijō(諸々の事情) - various circumstances
gizō(偽造) - forgery
taken(他県) - another prefecture
torishimari(取り締まり) - crackdown, make an arrest
busaiku(不細工) - clumsy
shōkai(照会) - inquiry
morotomo(諸共) - along with, together
kotsuzen to(忽然と) - suddenly
fukakai kiwamarinai(不可解きまわりない) - inexplicable
kōei(光栄) - honor
atorie(アトリエ) - atelier
shokuzai(食材) - foodstuff
jisui(自炊) - cooking for oneself
Kansai(関西) - Kansai region
shiensha(支援者) -supporter
shōsū seiei(少数精鋭) - select few
tekizai tekisho(適材適所) - right man in the right place
tōroku jōhō shōkai shisutemu(登録情報照会システム) - registration information inquiry system
gaitōsha(該当者) - person matching the results
idai(偉大) - greatness
kakumei senshi(革命戦士) - revolutionary warrior
meigi(名義) - name
rusutaku(留守宅) - empty home
amado(雨戸) - shutter, blind
akisu yoke(空き巣よけ) - for preventing theft, for avoiding break-ins
ma ga nukeru(間が抜ける) - to be foolish
jūkyo shin'nyū(住居侵入) - breaking and entering
sewa ga nai(世話がない) - there is no problem
jūnin(住人) - resident
kūdō(空洞) - cavity, hollow
sōsō(早々) - as soon as
genmitsu(厳密) - strict
sashite(さして) - not that much
chūnen dansei(中年男性) - middle-aged man
hiai(悲哀) - sorrow, pain, anguish
dekai tsura(でかい面) - arrogant
sokkoku(即刻) - immediately
buchōshitsu(部長室) - superintendent's room
gaisen(外線) - outside telephone line
tsumoru(積もる) - pile up
mukashi no yoshimi(昔の好) - someone you knew a while back, but haven't kept in touch
owarai(お笑い) - comedy
kentō(検討) - consider
kōseki(功績) - achievement
menjiru(免じる) - dismiss, exempt
onbin(穏便) - gentle, quietly
hanare kojima(離れ小島) - a small island located far away from mainland
haizoku(配属) - assignment
sashizu(指図) - instruction
tsukimatou(付きまとう) - haunt
ōgosho(大御所) - mogus
isuwaru(居座る) - stay
monozuki(物好き) - curious
onkisegamashī(恩着せがましい) - as if doing someone a big favor
keibikyoku(警備局) - security bureau
sayoku(左翼) - leftist
kagekiha(過激派) - extremist
satogaeri(里帰り) - homecoming
dōshi(同士) - comrade
tashō naritomo(多少なりとも) - to some extent, even if only a little
tenkō(転向) - switch, change
na wo haseru(名を馳せる) - to become famous
sesse to(せっせと) - diligently
kōmuin shiken(公務員試験) - civil servant examination
bakuro(暴露) - exposure
iwaku(曰く) - say
gensō(幻想) - fantasy
noppiki naranai jijō(のっぴきならない事情) - unavoidable circumstances, damning circumstances
kyōyō sareru(強要される) - is forced to do
kōkan jōken(交換条件) - exchange condition, bargaining point
soshi(阻止) - halt, prevent
kōshō(交渉) - negotiation
nyūkoku(入国) - enter a country
fusei shiyō(不正使用) - unauthorized use
fusoku no jitai(不測の事態) - unforeseen circumstance
kaishū(回収) - take, collect
honten(本店) - head office
sukatto suru(スカッとする) - to feel completely satisfied
rachi kankin(拉致監禁) - abduction and confinement
shinkō seiryoku(新興勢力) - newly-risen class
kizon(既存) - existing
toriwake(とりわけ) - especially
kako no eikō(過去の栄光) - old glory
sacchi(察知) - infer
fūzen no tomoshibi(風前の灯) - to be in a extremely precarious position
shisō naki hakai katsudō(思想なき破壊活動) - acts of destruction without any backing ideology
keishi sōkan(警視総監) - commissioner
sakidatte(先立って) - prior to
pin to kuru(ピンとくる) - to come to a realization, to get/understand something
shuto Tōkyō(首都東京) - capital Tokyo
kuwadateru(企てる) - attempt
hyōteki(標的) - target
kan'yū(勧誘) - solicitation
moppara(もっぱら) - exclusively
tōzen to gotoku(当然のごとく) - as a matter of course
taishōgai(対象外) - exempt
kenkyo(検挙) - arrest
man ga ichi(万が一) - by any chance
tōzen no shochi(当然の処置) - taking the steps that needed to be taken
jōen(上演) - performing at, running at
aratamete(改めて) - again, anew
seibutsugaku teki(生物学的) - biological
ketsuen(血縁) - related by blood
mucha(無茶) - rash, reckless, unreasonable
yakusho(役所) - government office
kanshi(監視) - monitor
supai jimita mane(スパイじめた真似) - imitating what a spy would do
kenmohororo(けんもほろろ) - coldly stay away, coldly refuse, unwilling to even deal with the subject
gaishutsu kinshi(外出禁止) - not allowed to go outside
angai(案外) - against expectations
totsujo(突如) - suddenly
bukimi(不気味) - eerie
yakkyoku(薬局) - drugstore
kimazui(気まずい) - awkward
seiri yōhin(生理用品) - sanitary items
yudan taiteki(油断大敵) - Overconfidence is your biggest enemy.
tōmen(当面) - for the time being
inochi ni betsujō wa nai(命に別状はない) - not life-threatening
yukue(行方) - whereabouts
gekitai(撃退) - chase away, to remove as a threat
shibutsu(私物) - personal belongings
shiwa(しわ) - wrinkle
meian(名案) - good idea
dewa nochi hodo(では後ほど) - see you later then, talk to you later then
urochoro suru(うろちょろする) - to loiter
genmetsu(幻滅) - disillusionment
iwakan(違和感) - uncomfortable feeling
jūryō(重量) - weight
hema(へま) - bungle
kyūkyo(急遽) - hurriedly
ī konjō shi teru(いい根性してる) - daring
shindoi(しんどい) - bothersome
hamoru(ハモる) - doing well together
hibi(日々) - day to day
tensō(転送) - transfer
tearana mane(手荒なまね) - to use violence
shikō(思考) - thoughts
chokuchoku(ちょくちょく) - frequently
bōjakubujin(傍若無人) - rude and arrogant, insolent
kyōgen(狂言) - trick
guru(ぐる) - accomplice
ichi ichi(いちいち) - each time
gōhōteki(合法的) - legal
taizai(滞在) - stay
shikaru beki(然るべき) - appropriate
taritomo(たりとも) - not even (one)
seijinshiki(成人式) - coming-of-age ceremony
gomeitō(ご名答) - correct answer
gonyogonyo to(ごにょごにょと) - in a mumbling tone
shokken ran'yō(職権乱用) - abuse of power
yamashī(やましい) - guilty
yōgi(容疑) - charge
konkyo(根拠) - basis
futō sōsa(不当捜査) - illegal investigation
hakushin no(迫真の) - true to life, very realistic
socchoku(率直) - frankness
chokushin chū(直進中) - while heading straight ahead
rokata(路肩) - shoulder
teisha(停車) - stop
shinbō(辛抱) - patience
kigae(着替え) - change of clothes
dōnendai(同年代) - the same generation, age
kekkon sōdanjo(結婚相談所) - marriage agency
dai shisanka(大資産家) - a very wealthy person
kotoba takumi ni sosonokasu(言葉巧みに唆す) - abet with sweet cajoling words
bungyōsei(分業制) - division of labor system
tesaki ga kiyō(手先が器用) - to have dextrous hands
shukkoku kiroku dēta(出国記録データ) - departure record data
kaizan(改ざん) - falsification
sanzan(散々) - terrible
keshi'in(消印) - postmark
sashidashinin(差出人) - sender
tsudzuru(綴る) - spell
kokorozashi(志) - will
uso itsuwari(嘘偽り) - pretense
muko no inochi(無辜の命) - innocent life
tsūretsu(痛烈) - scathing
migatte(身勝手) - self-indulgence
usseki(鬱積) - pent-up
shiuchi(仕打ち) - disservice
otoshi'ireru(陥れる) - entrap
seikei gakubu(政経学部) - major in economy and politics
osananajimi(幼馴染) - friend from infancy
bōsōzoku agari(暴走族上がり) - motorcycle gang up
seibikō(整備工) - mechanic
shin sayoku(新左翼) - new left
busō tōsō(武装闘争) - armed struggle
saigen(再現) - reproduction
(o)tagai no rigai(お互いの利害) - the interests of each other
gei hin kan(迎賓館) - reception hall
shisatsudan(視察団) - inspectorate, group of inspectors
kangei bansankai(歓迎晩餐会) - welcome dinner
ajito(アジト) - den
atochi(跡地) - vacant lot
ochibure hateta(落ちぶれ果てた) - down-and-out
nasake(情け) - mercy
tsuiseki(追跡) - pursuit
kakushō(確証) - positive proof
seizō(製造) - manufacturing
konseki(痕跡) - trace
otagai sama(お互い様) - to be in the same predicament
imashigata(今しがた) - just
fun'sō chitai(紛争地帯) - conflict zone
saizensen(最前線) - forefront (of a battle zone)
oyobanai(及ばない) - unnecessary
sube(術) - way to do something, means
torihiki(取引) - transaction
kusshinai(屈しない) - not succumb or yield to
isamashī(勇ましい) - brave
tero misui(テロ未遂) - (failed) terrorism attempt
gōmon(拷問) - torture
sen'nyū(潜入) - infiltration
senpuku saki(潜伏先) - where someone is hiding
yozai(余罪) - other crimes, further offenses
meihaku(明白) - obvious
chaban(茶番) - farce
taiho geki(逮捕劇) - theater-like pre-scripted sequence of events leading to an arrest (for this case)
ma no nukueta kan ga inamenai(間の抜けた感が否めない) - feels foolish
busshō(物証) - evidence
jōkyō shōko(状況証拠) - circumstantial evidence
sokorade(そこらで) - around that amount of time
ainiku(あいにく) - unfortunately
yūsen jun'i(優先順位) - order or priority
hakari ni kakeru made mo nai(秤にかけるまでもない) - not even necessary to place on a balance
taisei(態勢) - attitude or way of thinking, how one would react to a situation
sonbō ni kakawaru(存亡に関わる) - question of life or death
kokka keisatsu(国家警察) - national police
jifu(自負) - strong pride
shiji suru(支持する) - support, uphold
jūnan(柔軟) - flexible
ikoku no chi(異国の地) - foreign land
mimamoru(見守る) - watch over
imiai(意味合い) - implication
daisoreta koto(大それたこと) - outrageous
hisomu(潜む) - lurk
zange(懺悔) - confession
kuiru(悔いる) - regret
gekirin ni fureru(逆鱗に触れる) - to infuriate
kyoro kyoro(きょろきょろ) - look around restlessly
seigi no mikata(正義の味方) - knight in shining armor
muron(無論) - of course, naturally
hitei(否定) - deny, repudiate
kenshō(検証) - verification
fu ni ochiru(腑に落ちる) - to understand, to be satisfied with
sekkachi(せっかち) - impatient
koryōriya(小料理屋) - a small restaurant, an eating house
toritatete(取り立てて) - special
Aibou TV Season 8 Episode 1 - The Canary's Daughter(カナリアの娘)
Subtitle: The Canary's Daughter(カナリアの娘)
Lieutenant Kanbe drives to the Narita Airport to pick up Inspector Ukyō who had just returned to Japan from London. While driving back, they observe a motorcycle cop from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department talking to a driver in a car stopped on the shoulder of the highway. Inspector Ukyō voices that this is odd since the cop stopped the driver in Chiba Prefecture, outside the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Sure enough, the motorcycle's license plates are not found in the police database. Inspector Ukyō had also memorized the car's license plate number and uses it to track down the car's owner Yukio Imamiya(今宮 幸夫). They discover Mr. Imamiya's body at his residence.
Shortly afterwards, Superintendent Supervisor Onoda receives a call from an old acquaintance and wanted terrorist Atsundo Honda(本多 篤人). Honda tells the superintendent supervisor that some terrorist-wannabe threatened his daughter's life and forced him to come back to Japan. These would-be-terrorists want Honda to prepare a bomb for them.
The police realize that the man driving Mr. Imamiya's car in Chiba Prefecture was Honda and they start to investigate in full force. The Keishichō starts to hunt for Mr. Imamiya's killer and the Kōanbu tries to track down Honda's whereabouts while the Superintendent Supervisor assigns the Tokumeigakari pair to protect Mari. They, however, spectacularly fail at this task when Mari is kidnapped just a short time after they take her to a hotel for safety. How did the kidnappers know where Mari was staying? Can the Tokumeigakari pair rescue Mari and prevent the bomb from being used by the terrorists? Will Honda be apprehended after all these years or will he slip through and fade away into darkness once more?
Locations
Nerima(練馬) - The district where Yukio Imamiya(今宮 幸夫) lived.
Minatoku(港区) - Minato District. The N System recorded Honda driving Mr. Imamiya's car towards this district.
Chūō Dōri Kanpachi hōmen(中央通り 環八方面) - Central street, vicinity of Kanpachi. Wakita took this road when he headed from Mari's house back to the hideout.
Shin Shibaura Futō(新芝浦埠頭) - Shin Shibaura Pier. Honda made the bomb here.
Trivia
Kuriminaru Fīrudo(クリミナルフィールド) - "Criminal Field," the movie shown at the movie theater where Mari Hayase(早瀬 茉莉) and the Tokumeigakari Pair met.
Nerima Dansei Satsujin Shitai Iki Jiken(練馬男性殺人死体遺棄事件) - Nerima Male Murder and Corpse Abandonment Case. This is the name the Keishichō gave to the case involving Yukio Imamiya(今宮 幸夫)'s death.
Characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Kōken Onoda(小野田 公顕) - Superintendent Supervisor Onoda. receives a phone call from Honda after Honda finds out that the terrorist group who forced him to come to Japan killed a man, Yukio Imamiya(今宮 幸夫), to steal the man's driver's license and passport to give to Honda. Honda makes a deal with the superintendent supervisor: if the police can ensure Honda's daughter's safety, he will stop making the bomb. Otherwise, the bomb would be used to commit an act of terror somewhere in Tokyo.
When the superintendent supervisor explains the delicate situation to the Tokumeigakari pair, he also makes a surprising admission that he dabbled in left wing activities when he was a student.
Mari Hayase(早瀬 茉莉) - Atsundo Honda(本多 篤人)'s daughter. Honda left the country when she was about an year old, and she says that she doesn't think of Honda as her father.
After meeting the Tokumeigakari pair at the movie theater, they escort her to a hotel. Shortly afterwards, she calls Lieutenant Kanbe to tell him that she wants to go buy feminine hygiene products. Right after the lieutenant shows up at her door, a man comes up behind him, knocks the lieutenant unconscious, and kidnaps Mari. For some reason, she left her clothes in her suitcase even though they ended up getting wrinkled as a result. Shortly afterwards, Takakura sends a live video of Mari with a bruised face to Honda.
Yukari Hayase(早瀬 ゆかり) - Mari's mother who died 9 years ago.
Shunji Takakura(高倉 俊司) - Son of a wealthy father and an assistant professor at Eirin Academy University(営林学院大学 Eirin Gauin Daigaku) teaching economy and politics who used the pseudonym "Yamamoto," He is a computer expert and can easily hack into systems.
He forced Honda come back to Japan and make a bomb by threatening Honda's daughter Mari. He greets Honda at the hideout and claims to be Honda's "big fan." He says that he discovered Honda's email address after hacking into the email account of Honda's former supporter, a printer living in Japan.
For some reason, he was in the same movie theater room as the one where Mari and the Tokumeigakari pair met.
Atsundo Honda(本多 篤人) - 56 year old former high ranking member of the terrorist group Red Canary(赤いカナリア), He is on the wanted list for carrying out various destructive activities during the 1970s including a bomb off he set off at the main branch of Keiwa Bank(啓和銀行Keiwa Ginkō) in 1972 which resulted in multiple deaths
He landed in Narita around the same time Inspector Ukyo did. He drives a car out from the airport, but oddly, he took his keys out from an envelope and his license was already in the car. He came back to Japan because he had received an email threatening his daughter Mari's life.
Teruyuki Wakita(脇田 輝之) - A car mechanic who used to be a gang member with a tattoo "Truth Lie" on his back. He is Takakura's childhood friend.
He made the fake driver's license for Honda and also stopped Honda on the freeway. He knocked Lieutenant Kanbe unconscious and kidnapped Mari from the hotel. He ran into the Tokumeigakari pair at Mari's residence and tried to flee but they catch Wakita with the help from the Trio the Sōichi who was investigating the list of women Mr. Imamiya met through a marriage agency.
Yukio Imamiya(今宮 幸夫) - 55 year old single man from Toyotama(豊玉) in Nerima District(練馬区) who loved to travel.
He was actively looking for a potential wife through a marriage agency. Mari Hayase was one of those women.
He told a neighbor that he would be going on a trip for two weeks. He had been gone for a week when the Tokumeigakari pair visit his house, He left an entrance unlocked for some reason.
Inspector Ukyo could not locate his passport nor his driver's license. Someone used his passport to pass through the Japanese customs at 3:41 PM.
Haruki Ōkōchi(大河内 春樹) - General Inspector Ōkōch meets Lieutenant Kanbe at a club and asks the lieutenant why he was sent to the Tokumeigakari. The general inspector cannot believe that the lieutenant could possibly have screwed up so badly that he would be demoted and sent to the Tokumeigakari. Lieutenant Kanbe jokingly replies that he was sent there to drive Inspector Ukyō out of the police force. To this, the general inspector says that no matter how clever Kanbe has become, he still won't be a match for the inspector. Then the lieutenant continues his joke and asks the inspector general's help if he were really given such an order at some point in time in the future.
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