stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to rant and rave; to raise hell
back street; back alley; off-street
centre of attention; center of attention
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
period of time; time slot; time zone
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
one meal; one meal (a day)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
adventure story; novel of adventure
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
enumeration; citation; listing
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)