seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to happen to have on hand or in stock
personage; person (deserving of respect)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
small change; coins; small sum of money
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
mockery; derision; ridicule
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to sniff out; to get wind of
now that; since; so long as; because
construction; establishment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
experimental stage; experimental phase
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
archery range; archery ground; shooting range; firing range; position where an archer is standing; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close