to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
nth district of a town; nth city block
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
roadside trees; row of trees
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
name plate; name tag; label
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring