(for the) first time in one's life
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
notice; attention; observation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
battlefield; battleground
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
store interior; inside of a shop
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dressing room; fitting room
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
soldier; combatant; warrior
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to grow up; to become an adult