longtime best seller; book with steady sales over a long time
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to comb down; to smooth down
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
branch manager; manager of a branch office
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
health; healthy; sound; fit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
correction; revision; amendment
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
absence; disregard; indifference
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
way of talking; speaking style
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
each time it happens; at all such times
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity