sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
arrest; apprehension; capture
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
(committee) chairman; president
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
rather; better; instead; if anything
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
actor; actress; player; performer
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
connection; link; relationship
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
by myself; in person; by oneself
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)