showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
hostess (in a hostess bar)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
much less; to say nothing of
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
electricity; (electric) light
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scattered here and there; at intervals
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to talk to oneself; to mutter
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
office job; clerical work