side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
oracle; revelation; divine message
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at the last moment; this late in the game
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
in the same way as; just like
hotel in the center of the city
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
European style; Occidental
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash