to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to push aside; to push one's way through
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
one edge; one end; one side
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
still; even now; to this day
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
based on; on the basis of
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
thereupon; shortly thereafter
coherence; order; focus; point
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before