taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
already; now; no longer; not any more
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to walk away; to saunter off
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to speak; to hear a voice
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to sew up; to sew together
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
neighbourhood; neighborhood