achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
female elementary school student
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to find out; to discover; to locate