close to the wall; alongside the wall
forcibly; against one's will
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
good feeling; feeling good
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
beyond one's means or position
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to join together; to combine; to join up
comparatively; relatively
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
food; food products; foodstuffs
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding