(smiling) goofily; with a loose, slack grin
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to have a smattering knowledge of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to indicate; to show; to point to
street; quarter; district; area
a few years ago; some years back
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
(present) head of a family
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
decapitation; decapitated head
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(large) house; residence; mansion
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)