introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
more than usual; especially; particularly
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to arrive home; to return
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
double take (esp. out of surprise)
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear