shopping district; shopping street; downtown
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
threat; intimidation; menace
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to feel; to sense; to experience
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to smile (at); to grin (at)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
naturally; of course; understandably
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead