look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
trunk (of the body); soma
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
progress; advance; improvement; development