high-class restaurant; high-end store
without; but if; otherwise; or else
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
again; once again; yet again
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
this and that; one thing or another
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
instead; but (on the other hand)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
same family (race, tribe)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
rising; ascending; climbing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to have confidence in one's own abilities
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
middle of the night; dead of night
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be conspicuous; to stand out
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing