it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in the same manner as before; the same as always
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
long; drawn-out; very long
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
street; quarter; district; area
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo