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assertion; declaration; affirmation

3

diversion; distraction; feint

1

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)

1

western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

Inoue

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits

1

actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill

2

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

broad daylight

1

openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

1

to entrap a person

1

amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall

2

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

muscle; strength

2

smell(ing) of sweat

2

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

1

left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)

1

government district

1

Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

1

Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)

3

Ministry of Justice

1

Public Security Intelligence Agency

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

cyber-

1

sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller

1

the end (of); powder

3

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

top recommendation; something highly recommended

2

vending machine

3

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

new product

2

starting point; point of departure

1

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

2

to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act

1

well-known; famous

1

since then

1

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

faithful; sincere

1

success or failure; outcome; result

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

surprise victory; upset; coup

1

lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

2

to incur someone's enmity

1