to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
home area; home town; local
to pick up; to find; to gather
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
than; from; out of; except; but; more
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
Hoffmann; Hoffman; Hofman; Hofmann
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
author; writer; novelist; artist
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
collection of short stories; collected short stories