first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
mockery; derision; ridicule
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
had better ...; had better not ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unedited remarks; frank opinions
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to open (one's eyes) wide
it's been a long time; long time no see
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why