personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
center; centre; metropolis
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
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
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
pastel color; pastel colour
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to fold up; to fold into layers
discovery; detection; finding
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified