various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
nothing but; except; no more than
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
for the first time in one's life
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
at that time; in those days
very young; little; childish; immature
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of