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; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
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 or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep 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
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
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)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
scoundrel; rascal; villain
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
big leakage; uncontained leak
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
discipline; punishment; reprimand