district; section; sector
questionnaire; survey; poll
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
telephone fraud where the caller pretends to be a relative of the victim
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
making appointment plans over the phone; telephone fraud where the caller pretends to be a relative of the victim
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
same; similar; (just) like; equal
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
fine weather; fair weather
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as you see; as you can see
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
light; right; right field; right fielder
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
inspection; examination; checking
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
document; official papers
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front