civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to teach; to take a teaching job
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to underrate; to make light of
and; thereupon; because of that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
any more; any further; any better; any longer
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to be silent; to say nothing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble