superintendence; supervision; administration
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
transport truck; transport vehicle
counterfeit paper money; forged document
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
uni-; single; unitary; sole
(coming to a) sudden stop
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
10,000,000,000; ten billion
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
police investigator; investigator
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
inspection; examination; check
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
independent action; acting alone