reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
memory; sense; experience
big man; large man; tall man; giant
selection; choice; picking out
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
order of chivalry; chivalric order
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
strong defense; strong defence
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
capable of anything; liable to do
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
burnishing; glazing; polishing