tenth day of the month; ten days
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to follow another's example
full dress; formal dress; uniform
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
evening; early night hours
while; even though; despite
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
street; quarter; district; area
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
thereupon; shortly thereafter
invisibly; secretly; privately
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to look away; to avert one's eyes
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
tall figure; high stature
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek