to come and go; to go back and forth
police officer; policeman; constable
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
along the road; at the side of the road
street stall; stand; booth
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
untouched; unused; intact
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
fort; stronghold; fortification
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
inner citadel; core; center; centre
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
strip-searching; security check
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher