seizure; plunder; robbery; taking something by force
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
written seal; stylized signature
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)
broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe
public indecency; indecent exposure
job-placement journal (magazine)
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
to finger; to tamper (with)
archery range; archery ground; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
earthquake-resistant construction
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
to cost little; to come cheap