whispering; murmuring; subdued
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
chair; stool; post; office; position
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
24 hours; twenty-four hours
after school (at the end of the day)
incident; affair; happening; event
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
club activities; extracurricular activities
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
self-torturing; masochistic
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
desperation; despair; self-abandonment