to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
and then; and so; and; so then
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
just past noon; afternoon
too much; excessively; too
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to lose sight of; to miss
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
invitation; introduction; temptation
another day; some other day
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to be in danger of; to be liable to
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.