eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
passing through without stopping; passing by
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to become vulgar; to coarsen
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
don't you think?; indicates question
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
primary school; elementary school; grade school
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
late at night; small hours of the morning
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
financing company; credit firm
contract; compact; agreement
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to push aside; to push one's way through
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)