to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to hand over; to surrender
sorry; excuse me; thank you
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
so-and-so; who?; which people?
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
instability; insecurity; crankiness
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard