safecracking; safecracker
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
sincerity; true heart; devotion
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
master thief; notorious robber
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
space development; space exploration
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
stability; security; equilibrium
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to drop; to lose; to let fall
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to worry about the future
making practical; making useful; implementing
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to kill; to choke the life out of
explosive; blasting powder
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
though; even if; whether ... or ...