name recognition; established reputation
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
approval; license; licence; permission
detective work; detective industry
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sales promotion; hard selling
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
main text; original text; this book; this volume
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
dream for the future; hopes for the future
carnival (festival held before Lent)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
role of the villain; the bad guy
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
woman; lady; adult female
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
three generations; three periods; third generation
Interpol; International Criminal Police Organization
matter for great congratulation
one's physical safety; personal security
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent