tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
bright sunshine; broad daylight
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
student (esp. a university student)
to watch for an unguarded moment
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
innocent; cherubic; childlike
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
waiting for the traffic lights to change
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
going straight on; going straight ahead
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be