taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
this for sure; certainly is
to govern; to manage; to subdue
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
social meeting place; watering hole
many; much; plenty; hardly
one's possessions; ownership
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
in unison; as one; united
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
but; however; provided that
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
how much; how many; however
if it is the case that ...
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay