stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
shopping basket; market basket
to knit one's brows; to frown
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
customization; customisation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
in order; in turn; one by one
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
take-out; take-away; carry-out
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
this, that and the other; this and that