madder red; dark red; crimson
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
serious; severe; grave; acute
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
period of time; time slot; time zone
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
nightlife; night amusements
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
modesty; humility; being humble
boastful; bragging; conceited
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
fiction; fabrication; concoction
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd