calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to lose money; to spend money
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs
partly open; in half bloom
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
probability; likelihood; chances
indiscriminately; recklessly
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
superior; superiors; senior
to claim victims; to leave casualties
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
two times; twice; two degrees
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
tail (animal); tail end; tip
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
amusement (recreational) facilities