bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
waste of time; killing time
(one) could even say that
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
even though; despite; when
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to lose one's way; to get lost
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
electricity; (electric) light
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
surroundings; environs; circumference
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth