care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
sting operation; undercover investigation
conversely; on the contrary
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
government; administration
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
straying; wandering off course
substantial matter; significant item
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
one or two; a few; small number
very rich person; the super rich
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
one large ...; a great ...
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky