assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
trauma (usu. psychological)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
ingredient; component; composition
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
surname; family name; last name
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be absorbed in reading
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
front; frontage; facade; main
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be able to manage somehow or another
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
sympathy; compassion; pity
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
morning; forenoon; just before noon