glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
questioning (e.g. by police)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
money in one's possession
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
trouble; bother; annoyance
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to care for someone; to look after someone
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
things at hand; personal belongings
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
industrial science and technology; industrial techniques
(national) tourist bureau
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
progress; being under way
one by one; in detail; minutely
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
Japanese company (business, firm)
support; backing; aid; assistance
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
individual; private person; personal; private