to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to increase; to add to; to augment
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to correct oneself; to restate
higher rank; better position
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
police officer; policeman; policewoman
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
being startled; getting a shock
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
vitality; energy; dynamism
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
infancy; childish; infantile; immature