charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to prostrate oneself (before)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off