outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
all night; throughout the night
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
husband and wife; married couple
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
exit; way out; outlet; vent
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
influence; clout; leverage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to commit a crime; to do evil
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to spread; to be propagated
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire