connection; link; relationship
patterns of thinking; train of thought
the other day; lately; recently
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
timewasting; killing time
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to subsist; to keep on living
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the feeling between (new) lovers
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
book; volume; this; present; main; head
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
sincere; honest; faithful
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly