to set (sun); to become dark
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to forget completely; to leave behind
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
Sachertorte (chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
willpower; energy; vitality
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
passing through without stopping; passing by
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
window; window (shop display)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
courteous; decorous; polite
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
singing voice; (sound of) singing
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay