to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to apologize; to apologise
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
in that way; like that; that way
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
single word; a few words; brief comment
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
speech and conduct; words and deeds
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
close; intimate; on good terms
speech; expression; wording; language
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off