proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to clear up; to become cloudless
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
main street; avenue; boulevard
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
shout of abuse; jeers; boos