gazing at (in wonderment)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to repaint; to paint again
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to pay attention; to be watchful
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to compose; to put together
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
mask; disguise; guise; mask
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
thereupon; shortly thereafter
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself