foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
bento; Japanese box lunch
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
free time; time at leisure
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
heir; inheritor; successor
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
local specialty; special product (of a region)
bathing; going in the bath
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)