filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
action; operation; effect; function
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to not take seriously; to take lightly
insertion; incorporation; infixing
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
came here; coming here; recently
to employ; to hire; to charter
day laborer; day labourer
opening fully; full throttle; full power
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
firm; unshakeable; resolute
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
horseplay; fooling around
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell