request; favour (to ask); wish; please
calm; composed; leisurely
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
street; quarter; district; area
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
taking a commemorative photo
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
school bag; school satchel
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
notice; attention; observation
centre of attention; center of attention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one