to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to put on airs; to assume importance
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to turn towards; to point
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
fast-talking; rapid talking
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
educational institution; school; academy; campus
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to dye; to colour; to color