at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
rubbing one's hands together
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
snake; serpent; large snake
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
literature; books (reference); document
study; research; investigation
back issue (of a publication); back-number
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
illustrated book; picture book
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
absorption; suction; attraction
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
early (days); initial stage; initial