pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
sweet and sour; bittersweet
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
good feeling; feeling good
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(department) store; (department) stores
floor above; floor upstairs
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try