secret information; intelligence
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
vice; immorality; corruption
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
curse; spell; malediction
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to shed light; to cast light
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in that way; like that; that way
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
whispering into a person's ear
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
offender; criminal; culprit
decision; settlement; definition
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless