frequenting; staying around
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
parent-child relationship
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
penalty; sentence; punishment
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
verge of death; dying moments
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
clearing one's throat; cough
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
that kind; competition; match
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly