dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tool; implement; means; furniture
work clothes; business suit
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
having not the slightest idea
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
those (near the second person)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
third day of the month; three days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
instead; but (on the other hand)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end