to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
bilingual; in two languages
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
last week; the week before
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
one meal; one meal (a day)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
frequency (of occurrence)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
running time (e.g. of movie)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
very popular; highly favoured
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie