town; city; municipal; urban
hair on the back of one's head
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
attendance; presence; appearance
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
digital voice recorder; field recorder
strong, independent woman; woman with imposing manner and behaviour
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
stenographer; writer of shorthand
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
defensive measure; defense plan
productive; constructive; meaningful
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
underneath a Japanese plum tree
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
chain; series; connection; linkage
last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene
while crying; tearfully; in tears
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
playing the victim; playing the victim card
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares