thick; bulky; massive; heavy
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
black hair; black-haired horse
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
attendee; participant; person present
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
in one's own way or style
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
several times; a few times
attendance; presence; appearance
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
stealthily; secretly; in secret
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date