listen!; you see; mind you; remember
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
comparatively; relatively
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
speaking voice; talking voice
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to like; to love; to be fond of
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to detain; to check; to restrain
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
inn town; post town; post-station town
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
being filled with; being full of; permeation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
difficult to ...; hard to ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to get slightly dirty (all over)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to attract attention; to come into the limelight