moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
sense of values; values; value system
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
still; even now; to this day
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
thought; consideration; thinking
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
the same generation; coeval
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
difference; disparity; gap
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice