real experience; actual observations
otherwise; or else; if not
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
control; management (e.g. of a business)
mobile phone number; cell phone number
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
odds and ends; all; every
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
environment; surroundings; circumstances
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)