fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to grow up; to become an adult
department store; department
common people; ordinary people; masses
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
someone (something) not to be trifled with
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
cannot be compared with; no match for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
several people; a few people
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
plainclothes police officer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
visual confirmation; sighting
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
how long; how far; how much
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored