to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
extremely; terrifically; super
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship