secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how can (one) do something
to become better; to improve
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
first year of high school; first-year high school student
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
they; those guys; those fellows
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
feeling; sense; impression
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area