game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to thrust away; to send flying
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
tools and materials; equipment and materials
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
drinking bout; merrymaking
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
sad; wretched; deplorable
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
dull sound; muffled sound
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)