to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
disparate society; stratified society
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
speaking voice; talking voice
fast-talking; rapid talking
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
pronunciation; production of sound
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to be impolite; to be discourteous
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
as expected; as predicted
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to go past; to pass; to pass by
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
is something that; is that which
such; like that; in that way