(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
unique; peculiar; special
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
abandoned child; foundling
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
rubber shoes; rubber boots; wellingtons
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
remnant; scraps; leftovers
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
birds and wild animals; wildlife