citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
(short) rest; breather; break
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to get hungry; to become hungry
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
then; well; so; well then
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to face on; to look out on to
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
inside one's heart; in one's mind
still; even now; to this day
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
brown; light brown; tawny
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to make a lasting impression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
special; particular; peculiar; unique
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament