scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
being too late; losing one's final chance
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
duty; obligation; responsibility
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
jewel; precious stone; gem
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
even more; still more; further
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
affiliated hospital; university hospital
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
special precautions; special vigilance
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
maintenance of public order; maintaining security