newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
surroundings; environs; circumference
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
button (clothing); push-button; button
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
three; three years of age
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to run about; to rush about