habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
difference; discrepancy; variation
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
department of agriculture
group; bunch; crowd; group
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
bungalow; one-story house
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
electrically operated; electric powered
to fold up; to fold into layers
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
athletic-style shirt; running vest
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
the way one works; one's working manner
ignorant of the ways of the world
outward appearance; apparent
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering