prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
theatre; theater; playhouse
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be conspicuous; to stand out
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
old friend; familiar face
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
right in the middle (of); midst; height
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
opening and shutting; opening and closing
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle