one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
have to do; must; should; ought to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
presumption; assumption; estimation
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
illegal; illicit; unlawful
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
healthy; sound; wholesome
account book; register; ledger
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing