making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
abuse; misuse; perversion
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
this for sure; certainly is
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
whole story; full picture; full particulars
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
gambling den; gambling house
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine
contradiction; inconsistency
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
official announcement; proclamation
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
striking; remarkable; considerable
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
good-looking; fair; beautiful
at the meeting; on the occasion
finding fault (with); being picky
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...