something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
planned; scheduled; systematic
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
lawless area; lawless district
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
nightlife; night amusements
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
base; basis; bedrock; platform
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
all eyes; public attention
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
does not; can not; will not
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
research; study; investigation