secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
counter seat; seat at the counter
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
confusion; mixing; merger
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to ask a question; to ask questions
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
the other day; a few days ago
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
as; because; with; due to
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
fortune-telling; divination
to pass (something) off as a joke