home area; home town; local
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to press a question; to cross-examine
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to lose sight of; to miss
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
company; corporation; workplace
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to be prolonged; to drag on
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout