vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
machine parts; machinery; equipment
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
duty; obligation; responsibility
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to come and go; to go back and forth
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence or information network
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to carry out one's mission
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
isolation; being alone; being friendless