indoor (court, pool, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
street; quarter; district; area
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
jewelry store; jewellery store
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
back street; back alley; off-street
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
income; receipts; revenue
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
equality; uniformity; evenness
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
chronological order; time series