office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
outward appearance; apparent
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
leather shoes; leather boots
dull sound; muffled sound
to walk away; to walk off
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to knock down; to knock out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
way of talking; speaking style
the same generation; coeval
together; at the same time; same; identical
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
counter seat; seat at the counter
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
companion; company; tritagonist
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
phonograph record; gramophone record
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
again and again; repeatedly