understood; I see; OK; present; here
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
Japanese person; Japanese people
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
logic; reasoning; argument
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer