to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
a little; a bit; slightly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be prolonged; to drag on
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
store selling musical instruments
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
step; stride; counter for steps
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver