deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
trio; gang of three; threesome
business trip; official trip
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
high laced shoes or boots
while being out of the office or away from home
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
fluent (in a language); flowing
first meeting; first interview with
different item; different lot
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
final; eventual; ultimate
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
various countries; several countries
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat