to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
evening; night; nighttime
period of time; time slot; time zone
late at night; at a late hour
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
principle of laissez-faire
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
difference; variation; difference
step; stride; counter for steps
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
presumption; assumption; estimation
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
nightlife districts; drinking districts
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(having) same family and personal name
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
retort; back talk; backchat
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms