room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
household economy; family finances
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
invisibly; secretly; privately
to serve; to work for; to attend
each time it happens; at all such times
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
family; members of a family
to set up shop; to open a store
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
official announcement; proclamation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
different surname; married couple maintaining separate surnames
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
and yet; though; when; in spite of
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance