society; the world; the times
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
presence (impressive quality)
influence; clout; leverage
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
pitch dark; total darkness
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round