uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
good family; respectable family; decent family
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
stranger; person from abroad
courteous; decorous; polite
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
account book; register; ledger
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
outward appearance; apparent
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
garbage (rubbish) collection point
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)