woman; female; feminine gender
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
journal; magazine; periodical
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel; to sense; to experience
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the other day; a few days ago
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to understand from experience
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
this world; this life; world of the living
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
family; members of a family
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
since then; from that time; ever since
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Japanese person; Japanese people
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)