(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be sacked; to be dismissed
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
trade; buying and selling
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to flare up; to fly into a rage
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible