mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
thousands; several thousand
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
reigning; controlling; dictating
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
witnessing; observing; sighting
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
bet; wager; stake; gamble
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
curiosity; inquisitiveness
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
jewelry store; jewellery store
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
back street; back alley; off-street
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
income; receipts; revenue
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
equality; uniformity; evenness
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift