crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
guard; security (officer); guardsman
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to raise one's voice; to shout
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep