town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live through; to survive
un-Japanese in appearance or character
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
it's probably so; it stands to reason
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
producer (film, TV, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
(death from) starvation; starving to death
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
novel; story; (work of) fiction
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
intuition; instinct; hunch
for the first time in one's life
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
water outlet; tap; faucet
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)