inspection of a meter; reading a meter; needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection
bicycle; child pickpocket
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
inheritance; succession to property
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
north wind; northerly wind
illegitimate child; secret love child