memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
caller; visitor; company; guest
changing clothes; change of clothes
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
close; intimate; on good terms
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
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)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to push aside; to brush aside
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
offender; criminal; culprit
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop