dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
street performer (comedian)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
looking away; looking aside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in comparison to; rather than
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on