scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
being too late; losing one's final chance
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
last century; ancient times
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
goodness; excellence; virtue
duty; obligation; responsibility
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
jewel; precious stone; gem
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
even more; still more; further
(not) so much; (not) that much
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
special precautions; special vigilance
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
public order; public peace; public security; law and order