party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
opposite side; other side; other party
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
since when; from when; how long
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to hand over; to surrender
round; spherical; circular
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
episode; anecdote; vignette
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency