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
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
(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
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
independent action; acting alone
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
February; second month of the lunar calendar
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
personal feelings; self-interest
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded