ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
department; bureau; section; part
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
factory; manufactory; works; mill
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
custom; common practice; habit
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to keep in mind; to memorize
that day; the very same day
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to get along well with; to make a go of it
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
cheap article; poor quality article
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money