publisher; publishing house; publishing company
anonymity; using an assumed name
serialization; serialisation; serial story
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
it is I who should say so
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
like that; that way; thus
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
charming; fascinating; attractive
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
marriage fraud; fake marriage
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
be (that) as it may; having said that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
sensitivity; susceptibility
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
object of romantic interest
blood relationship; blood relative
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
boisterously; roughly; briskly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
common knowledge; well-known fact
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility