prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
branch office; branch store
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
discovery; detection; finding
looking over someone's shoulder
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
what do you want?; can I help you?
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
shopping; purchased goods
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride