pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come and go; to go back and forth
an assortment; combination
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
frequency (of occurrence)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
point in common; common feature
difference; discrepancy; variation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
to stare back at; to look back at
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
knowing; (an) acquaintance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
along the way; along the road
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to apologize; to apologise
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently