look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
24 hours; twenty-four hours
condition; figure; appearance; voice
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
security firm; security company
originally; by nature; from the start
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
company; corporation; workplace
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
use; utilization; utilisation; application
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be helpful; to be useful
while alive; during one's lifetime
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
police; police officer; police station
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to refer to; to use as reference
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
than; from; out of; except; but; more