interception; monitoring; tapping
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
somehow; for some reason or other
discovery; detection; finding
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
first of all; in the first place
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to face on; to look out on to
to be erected; to be built
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
meanwhile; in the meantime
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
correction; rectification; mending; repair
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wherein; therein; thereinto
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen