virile; tough; masculine; intense
companion; company; tritagonist
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to stare back (at); to glare back
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
having not the slightest idea
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
passage; path; route; one's way
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to telephone; to make a phone call
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
don't worry about it; forget about it
south entrance; south exit
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on