to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
station square; station plaza
edge of the eaves; house frontage
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
not necessarily so; is not always true
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
police officer; policeman; policewoman
clerical desk; office desk
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
northwestern part; the northwest
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
store interior; inside of a shop
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)