to be sooty; to be stained
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
senior high school student
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
these days; nowadays; recently
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please