anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
bar run by a male transvestite
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be found; to be discovered
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
opening a business; opening a practice
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to run a shop; to have a shop
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
place where one works; construction site; working area
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
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
more than usual (usu. time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
schoolgirl; female student
period of time; time slot; time zone
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
female friend; woman friend
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated