bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
business rival; professional jealousy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
and yet; though; when; in spite of
although I say; although one might say; although called
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
flowing east (e.g. of a river)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good