handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
several times; a few times
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
main question; real issue at hand
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
that's a different matter; that's a different story
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
by sheer strength; by brute force