shopping district; shopping street; downtown
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to make a speech; to address
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in comparison to; rather than
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to rule; to govern; to administer
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
charming; fascinating; attractive
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
and; thereupon; because of that
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
index finger; forefinger; second toe
in the same way as; just like
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
function; facility; faculty; feature
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on