one large ...; a great ...
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
town; city; municipal; urban
branch office; agency; sub-branch
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
choices; alternatives; options
core; core; hardcore; all-out
spread; span; expanse; extent
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
life and death; life or death
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to look down on; to condescend
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sting operation; undercover investigation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
temporary; transitory; short-lived