business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
man; male; masculine gender
student (esp. a university student)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(not) a single person; (no) one
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
viewing as a problem; problematizing
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
nothing but; none other than
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
in terms of; from the point of view of