back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
number two; mistress; concubine
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
latest information; latest news; update
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
light; easy; non-serious; minor
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
delusion; trick of the imagination
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine