with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
seat at a table; place at a table
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to slide into; to slip into
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
never mind!; don't worry about it
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
long (time that has passed); old (story)
within; inside of; less than
reduction by half; halving
chivalrous spirit; chivalry