coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
called; known as; that; to say
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
fluent (in a language); flowing
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to approach; to draw near
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be bewildered; to be perplexed