innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
single-storied house; single-storied building
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
store interior; inside of a shop
man; male; masculine gender
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
membership card; member's card
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound