opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
intelligence operative; spy
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
notice; attention; observation
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
rare (or peculiar) animal
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
genuine; authentic; true; real
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
prejudice; bias; distorted view