suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
indispensable; essential; must-have; handbook; manual; vade mecum
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
preface; introduction; preamble
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
witnessing; observing; sighting
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities