I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
bank robbery; bank robber
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
also known as; also called
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
job hunting; job searching
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
exemplar; model; example; pattern
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
orders; instructions; directive; command
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
disorder; disturbance; unrest
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda