backlight; backlighting; backlight (in a liquid crystal display); backup light; reversing light
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
intercept; interception; counter-attack
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
preface; introduction; preamble
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
wireless; wireless microphone
to take photographs for later use; to record videos for archiving
private affairs; personal matter
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to