to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
it is I who should say so
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to jump up and down; to hop
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wearing one's hair in braids
(another's) daughter; young lady