challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
charming; fascinating; attractive
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
trouble; bother; annoyance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to order; to command; to appoint
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gleaming; shining; glistening
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each