(licensed) red light district
owner of a brothel or restaurant
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
bravery; valor; valour; courage
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
modesty; humility; being humble
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
explanation; interpretation
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
interference; intervention; meddling
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
Les Miserables (novel, musical, etc.)
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
merits (of a case); right or wrong
(political) power; authority; influence
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)