touting; tout; barker; pander
speaking voice; talking voice
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to come and go; to go back and forth
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fine weather; fair weather
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
absorption; suction; attraction
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
hello; good day; good afternoon
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
predicament; one's ground; one's position
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off