soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
a little bit; a little while
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
January; first month of the lunar calendar
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
unlicensed gambling establishment
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute