(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
inspection; examination; survey
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
such ... as; or some such
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
at first; in the beginning; originally
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to finish reading; to read through
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (currency of Japan); circle
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
brand-name item; brand-name goods; designer goods
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
counter for books; volume
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover