café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to shout (in anger); to yell
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
consequence; outcome; result; blame
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
prejudice; bias; distorted view
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)