serious; severe; grave; acute
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to have a talk; to tell a story
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to hide; to keep to oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
greeting; a fine thing to say
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unprecedented; never seen before
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
reception room; parlor; parlour
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show